Re^2: Adding a package to an already existing distribution

The problem is that I've already invested heavily in Foo.pm. So, in order to do this, I'd have to copy the module over, delete the already existing code, and change the name of the module not only in the package statement, but the POD as well. Repeat for the testing. It just seems rather silly that h2xs (and Module::Starter from what I've seen of it) assume that you'll know every class that will go into a distribution at the time of creation. CWould it be a bad idea to rework these tools so that instead of failing to create a file, it would test for existance first and if it exists say something like "Foo.pm skipped: already exists"? If it's not a bad idea, then I could even do the work. Ah...to see my name somewhere "official"...

thor

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Re^3: Adding a package to an already existing distribution by borisz (Canon) on Sep 07, 2005 at 18:57 UTC
I think I messed the question. You have a module created with lib/Foo.pm Your module is named `Foo`. Then you like to extend `Foo` with `Foo::Bar` ( or at least add a module `Bar`. ) Then there is no need to change anything just add a new dir to your `lib` directory. `lib/Foo.pm lib/Foo/Bar.pm` [download] If you want to rename something try perl's inplace edit or look if Module::Rename can help. Boris	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: Adding a package to an already existing distribution by thor (Priest) on Sep 07, 2005 at 20:36 UTC
You're right...there's no need to change anything. What I'm looking for is the stub code generation that h2xs and Module::Starter provide. I just think that it's interesting that there's seemingly no way to get this from the currently existing toolset. thor `Feel the white light, the light within Be your own disciple, fan the sparks of will For all of us waiting, your kingdom will come`	[reply]