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

hai everyone,

What is the use of makefile.pl which comes along with module downloads.

Is there any connection with this for the installation of modules.

Suggest me how install modules.

regards,

RSP

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Re: make file
by rpanman (Scribe) on Jul 19, 2007 at 06:36 UTC
    Yes, Makefile.PL controls some of the magic of installing modules.There is some information on how to install modules here A Guide to Installing Modules
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Re: make file
by parv (Parson) on Jul 19, 2007 at 07:11 UTC

    (For completeness sake) There is also Build.PL, due to Module::Build, in presence of which Makefile.PL may not exist.

    If Makefile.PL does exist, it would be a wrapper around Build.PL. In some instances it may be a reason for death.

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Re: make file
by cdarke (Prior) on Jul 19, 2007 at 08:34 UTC
    Almost all modules come with a README file. It is a good idea to always read this after unpacking the code and before proceeding any further. README (should) contains installation instructions, and other important information like dependencies. It is a text file that you should be able to read using Wordpad.
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Re: make file
by Anonymous Monk on Jul 20, 2007 at 04:22 UTC
    Read the README or INSTALL file
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