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CPANPLUS::Dist::Build(3Perl Programmers Reference GuidCPANPLUS::Dist::Build(3)

NAME
       CPANPLUS::Dist::Build

SYNOPSIS
	   my $build = CPANPLUS::Dist->new(
				       format  => 'CPANPLUS::Dist::Build',
				       module  => $modobj,
				   );

	   $build->prepare;    # runs Module::Build->new_from_context;
	   $build->create;     # runs build && build test
	   $build->install;    # runs build install

DESCRIPTION
       "CPANPLUS::Dist::Build" is a distribution class for "Module::Build"
       related modules.	 Using this package, you can create, install and
       uninstall perl modules. It inherits from "CPANPLUS::Dist".

       Normal users won't have to worry about the interface to this module, as
       it functions transparently as a plug-in to "CPANPLUS" and will just "Do
       The Right Thing" when it's loaded.

ACCESSORS
       parent()
	   Returns the "CPANPLUS::Module" object that parented this object.

       status()
	   Returns the "Object::Accessor" object that keeps the status for
	   this module.

STATUS ACCESSORS
       All accessors can be accessed as follows:
	   $build->status->ACCESSOR

       build_pl ()
	   Location of the Build file.	Set to 0 explicitly if something went
	   wrong.

       build ()
	   BOOL indicating if the "Build" command was successful.

       test ()
	   BOOL indicating if the "Build test" command was successful.

       prepared ()
	   BOOL indicating if the "prepare" call exited succesfully This gets
	   set after "perl Build.PL"

       distdir ()
	   Full path to the directory in which the "prepare" call took place,
	   set after a call to "prepare".

       created ()
	   BOOL indicating if the "create" call exited succesfully. This gets
	   set after "Build" and "Build test".

       installed ()
	   BOOL indicating if the module was installed. This gets set after
	   "Build install" exits successfully.

       uninstalled ()
	   BOOL indicating if the module was uninstalled properly.

       _create_args ()
	   Storage of the arguments passed to "create" for this object. Used
	   for recursive calls when satisfying prerequisites.

       _install_args ()
	   Storage of the arguments passed to "install" for this object. Used
	   for recursive calls when satisfying prerequisites.

       _mb_object ()
	   Storage of the "Module::Build" object we used for this
	   installation.

METHODS
       $bool = CPANPLUS::Dist::Build->format_available();

       Returns a boolean indicating whether or not you can use this package to
       create and install modules in your environment.

       $bool = $dist->init();

       Sets up the "CPANPLUS::Dist::Build" object for use.  Effectively
       creates all the needed status accessors.

       Called automatically whenever you create a new "CPANPLUS::Dist" object.

       $bool = $dist->prepare([perl => '/path/to/perl', buildflags =>
       'EXTRA=FLAGS', force => BOOL, verbose => BOOL])

       "prepare" prepares a distribution, running "Module::Build"'s
       "new_from_context" method, and establishing any prerequisites this
       distribution has.

       When running "Module::Build->new_from_context", the environment
       variable "PERL5_CPANPLUS_IS_EXECUTING" will be set to the full path of
       the "Build.PL" that is being executed. This enables any code inside the
       "Build.PL" to know that it is being installed via CPANPLUS.

       After a succcesfull "prepare" you may call "create" to create the
       distribution, followed by "install" to actually install it.

       Returns true on success and false on failure.

       $dist->create([perl => '/path/to/perl', buildflags => 'EXTRA=FLAGS',
       prereq_target => TARGET, force => BOOL, verbose => BOOL, skiptest =>
       BOOL])

       "create" preps a distribution for installation. This means it will run
       "Build" and "Build test", via the "Module::Build" API.  This will also
       satisfy any prerequisites the module may have.

       If you set "skiptest" to true, it will skip the "Build test" stage.  If
       you set "force" to true, it will go over all the stages of the "Build"
       process again, ignoring any previously cached results. It will also
       ignore a bad return value from "Build test" and still allow the
       operation to return true.

       Returns true on success and false on failure.

       You may then call "$dist->install" on the object to actually install
       it.

       $dist->install([verbose => BOOL, perl => /path/to/perl])

       Actually installs the created dist.

       Returns true on success and false on failure.

KNOWN ISSUES
       Below are some of the known issues with Module::Build, that we hope the
       authors will resolve at some point, so we can make full use of
       Module::Build's power.  The number listed is the bug number on
       "rt.cpan.org".

       ·   Module::Build can not be upgraded using its own API (#13169)

	   This is due to the fact that the Build file insists on adding a
	   path to @INC which force the loading of the "not yet installed"
	   Module::Build when it shells out to run it's own build procedure:

       ·   Module::Build does not provide access to install history (#9793)

	   "Module::Build" runs the create, test and install procedures in
	   it's own processes, but does not provide access to any diagnostic
	   messages of those processes. As an end result, we can not offer
	   these diagnostic messages when, for example, reporting automated
	   build failures to sites like "testers.cpan.org".

AUTHOR
       Originally by Jos Boumans <kane@cpan.org>.  Brought to working
       condition and currently maintained by Ken Williams
       <kwilliams@cpan.org>.

COPYRIGHT
       The CPAN++ interface (of which this module is a part of) is copyright
       (c) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Jos Boumans <kane@cpan.org>.  All
       rights reserved.

       This library is free software; you may redistribute and/or modify it
       under the same terms as Perl itself.

perl v5.10.0			  2007-12-18	      CPANPLUS::Dist::Build(3)
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