jeanluca has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Dear Monks
I think I pretty much figured out how to install one module:
   
  > h2xs -AX ABC::Test

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change the file Test.pm and install it.
However, what will happen if I would like to install 2 modules, Test.pm and Test1.pm...... What should my h2xs command look like ? The above command only installs Test.pm. I've tried:
  > h2xs -AX ABC

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But this creates a file ABC.pm, somehow I don't think that is what I want, I want my modules inside the directory ABC
Any suggestions ?

Thanks in advance
Luca

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Re: How to install self written modules
by rinceWind (Monsignor) on Mar 03, 2006 at 16:10 UTC
    You can put both modules under 1 distribution by putting them under a lib directory. 
     > h2xs -AX ABC::Test
 > cd ABC/Test
 > mkdir lib
 > mkdir lib/ABC
 > mv Test.pm lib/ABC
 > cp lib/ABC/Test.pm lib/ABC/Test1.pm

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      I like this approach, but what should you change inside the Makefile.PL:
      use 5.008007;
use ExtUtils::MakeMaker;
# See lib/ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm for details of how to influence
# the contents of the Makefile that is written.
WriteMakefile(
    NAME              => 'ABC::Test',
    VERSION_FROM      => 'lib/ABC/Test.pm', # finds $VERSION
    PREREQ_PM         => {}, # e.g., Module::Name => 1.1
    ($] >= 5.005 ?     ## Add these new keywords supported since 5.005
      (ABSTRACT_FROM  => 'lib/ABC/Test.pm', # retrieve abstract from m
+odule
       AUTHOR         => 'A. U. Thor <calje@knmi.nl>') : ()),
);

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      Howto include Test1.pm ?

      Luca
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        There's no need to put anything about Test1.pm in the Makefile.PL, as MakeMaker globs the entire lib tree. You can use this to add other modules as dependencies to PREREQ_PM if you need any others packaged separately, or indeed CPAN modules.

        You probably want to take out the line use 5.008007; that h2xs put in, as you are not really dependent on this version of Perl.

        --

        Oh Lord, won’t you burn me a Knoppix CD ?
        My friends all rate Windows, I must disagree.
        Your powers of persuasion will set them all free,
        So oh Lord, won’t you burn me a Knoppix CD ?
        (Missquoting Janis Joplin)

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Re: How to install self written modules
by shotgunefx (Parson) on Mar 03, 2006 at 15:14 UTC
    You make it two modules. 
    cd mod_working_dir
> h2xs -AX ABC::Test
> h2xs -AX ABC::Test1

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    -Lee
    "To be civilized is to deny one's nature."
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      Ok, so you have to do 
      perl Makefile.PL
make 
make install

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      for each module ?
      What if I've 100 modules ? Do I have to write a install script ?

      Luca
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        I've not done a lot of modification to module installation scripts. There might be an easy and obvious solution (damn if I know though)

        You could make a script to make and install them all. Not that good with Make but you could probably right a makefile as well to handle the task.

        I'm getting the impression that you're after plugins. If so, 100 seems like a lot for any medium.

        May I ask what exactly you're trying to do?

        -Lee
        "To be civilized is to deny one's nature."
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Re: How to install self written modules
by rhesa (Vicar) on Mar 04, 2006 at 14:08 UTC
    Uhm, wouldn't just adding ABC/Test1.pm to your MANIFEST do the trick? Or is that too obvious?
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      Oh, MANIFEST..... where can I read more about this stuff ?

      Thanks
      Luca
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