MODULEMAKER(1)

NAME
modulemaker - interactive interface to ExtUtils::ModuleMaker; replaces "h2xs -AXn [module]"

VERSION
This document references version 0.51 of modulemaker, released to CPAN on February 9, 2008.

USAGE::Simple

  Easy
At the command-prompt, simply call:

    % modulemaker

... and answer each question.

  Not So Easy, But More Geeky
At the command-prompt, call "modulemaker" with as many options as you can type correctly:

    modulemaker [-CIPVchqs] [-v version] [-n module_name] [-a abstract]
        [-u author_name] [-p author_CPAN_ID] [-o organization]
        [-w author_website] [-e author_e-mail]
        [-l license_name] [-b build_system]

  Mix and Match
You can specify some of the arguments on the command-line and then -- assuming you don't include the "-I" option -- modulemaker will then switch to interactive mode so that you can finish entering arguments at the prompts.

USAGE::More

  Menus
After calling "modulemaker" at the command-prompt, you will be presented with a series of menus looking something like this:

Main Menu

  ------------------------

  modulemaker: Main Menu

      Feature                     Current Value
  N - Name of module              ''
  S - Abstract                    'Module abstract (<= 44 characters) goes here'
  A - Author information
  L - License                     'perl'
  D - Directives
  B - Build system                'ExtUtils::MakeMaker'

  G - Generate module
  H - Generate module;
      save selections as defaults

  X - Exit immediately

  Please choose which feature you would like to edit:

In many cases you make your selection by typing a single letter or number and hitting the "Return" key. In the remaining cases, you have to type what you want.

Note that in the Main Menu:

•   G

    "G" generates the directories and files requested, then exits.

•   H

    "H" generates the directories and files requested, saves the values you have entered (with the exception of the module's name and abstract) in a personal defaults file, then exits. (See the documentation for ExtUtils::ModuleMaker for a more complete discussion of this feature.)

•   X

    "X" exits without generating directories or file.

Author Menu

  ------------------------

  modulemaker: Author Menu

      Feature       Current Value
  N - Author        'A. U. Thor'
  C - CPAN ID       'MODAUTHOR'
  O - Organization  'XYZ Corp.'
  W - Website       'http://a.galaxy.far.far.away/modules'
  E - Email         'a.u.thor@a.galaxy.far.far.away'

  R - Return to main menu
  X - Exit immediately

  Please choose which feature you would like to edit:

The values you enter here to override the Current Values may be good choices for the "H" 'save selections as defaults' feature in the Main Menu.

Note that you cannot generate directories or files from this menu. You must return ("R") to the Main Menu first. You can, however, bail out of the program from this menu with "X".

License Menu

  ------------------------

  modulemaker: License Menu

  ModuleMaker provides many licenes to choose from, many of them approved by
  opensource.org.

          License Name
  1       Apache Software License (1.1)
  2       Artistic License
  3       Artistic License w/ Aggregation
  4       BSD License
  5       BSD License(Raw)
  6       CVW - MITRE Collaborative Virtual Workspace
  7       GPL - General Public License (2)
  8       IBM Public License Version (1.0)
  9       Intel (BSD+)
  10      Jabber (1.0)
  11      LGPL - GNU Lesser General Public License (2.1)
  12      MIT License
  13      Mozilla Public License (1.0)
  14      Mozilla Public License (1.1)
  15      Nethack General Public License
  16      Nokia Open Source License(1.0a)
  17      Python License
  18      Q Public License (1.0)
  19      Ricoh Source Code Public License (1.0)
  20***   Same terms as Perl itself
  21      Sun Internet Standards Source License
  22      The Sleepycat License
  23      Vovida Software License (1.0)
  24      zlib/libpng License
  25      Loose Lips License (1.0)

  # - Enter the number of the license you want to use
  C - Display the Copyright
  L - Display the License
  R - Return to main menu
  X - Exit immediately

  Please choose which license you would like to use:

Directives Menu

  ------------------------

  modulemaker: Directives Menu

      Feature           Current Value
  C - Compact          '0'
  V - Verbose          '0'
  D - Include POD      '1'
  N - Include new      '1'
  H - History in POD   '0'
  P - Permissions      '0755 - 493'

  R - Return to main menu
  X - Exit immediately

  Please choose which feature you would like to edit:

As with the Author Menu above, the values you enter here to override the Current Values may be good choices for the "H" 'save selections as defaults' feature in the Main Menu.

Build System Menu

  ------------------------

  Here is the current build system:

  ExtUtils::MakeMaker

  E - ExtUtils::MakeMaker
  B - Module::Build
  P - Module::Build and proxy Makefile.PL
  R - Return to main menu
  X - Exit immediately

  Please choose which build system you would like to use:

  Features Currently Supported with Command-Line Options

•   -a

    Specify (in quotes) an abstract for this extension

•   -b

    Specify a build system for this extension

•   -c

    Flag for compact base directory name

•   -C

    Omit creating the Changes file, add HISTORY heading to stub POD

•   -d

    Name of Perl module whose methods will override defaults provided in ExtUtils/ModuleMaker.pm and ExtUtils/ModuleMaker/StandardText.pm.

•   -e

    Specify author's e-mail address

•   -h

    Display this help message

•   -I

    Disable INTERACTIVE mode, the command line arguments better be complete

•   -l

    Specify a license for this extension

•   -n

    Specify a name to use for the extension (required)

•   -o

    Specify (in quotes) author's organization

•   -p

    Specify author's CPAN ID

•   -P

    Omit the stub POD section

•   -q

    Do not include a constructor ("new()") in the *.pm file.

•   -r

    Set permissions.

•   -s

    Save the selections entered (either as command-line options or as responses to modulemaker's prompts) as your new personal defaults. These will be the values provided by ExtUtils::ModuleMaker or modulemaker the next time you invoke either one of them.

•   -u

    Specify (in quotes) author's name

•   -v

    Specify a version number for this extension

•   -V

    Flag for verbose messages during module creation

•   -w

    Specify author's web site

The code handling the processing of these options is found in package ExtUtils::ModuleMaker::Opts.

AUTHOR
ExtUtils::ModuleMaker was originally written in 2001-02 by R. Geoffrey Avery (modulemaker [at] PlatypiVentures [dot] com). Since version 0.33 (July 2005) it has been maintained by James E. Keenan (jkeenan [at] cpan [dot] org).

COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2001-2002 R. Geoffrey Avery. Revisions from v0.33 forward (c) 2005 James E. Keenan. All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.

SEE ALSO
ExtUtils::ModuleMaker, ExtUtils::ModuleMaker::StandardText, perlnewmod, h2xs.