# $File: //member/autrijus/ExtUtils-AutoInstall/README $ $Author: autrijus $ # $Revision: #2 $ $Change: 1340 $ $DateTime: 2002/10/12 08:08:13 $ This is the README file for ExtUtils::AutoInstall, a module to let Makefile.PL automatically install dependencies via CPAN or CPANPLUS. Most notable features include: - Letting the user enable/disable optional dependencies. - Support sane defaults by probing for the machine's capability. - If not inside a cpan shell, use CPAN.pm to install dependencies. - Enable/disable the associated tests automatically. - Supply UNINST=1 when it is safe and possibly needed. - Checks MANIFEST to avoid unnecessary grepping of EXE_FILES. - Utilizes CPANPLUS and/or Sort::Versions where feasible. - Offers check-only and skip-all Makefile.PL targets. - Offers check-only and install-only Makefile targets. * Installation ExtUtils::AutoInstall uses the standard perl module install process: perl Makefile.PL make make test make install * Copyright Copyright 2001, 2002 by Autrijus Tang . All rights reserved. You can redistribute and/or modify this bundle under the same terms as Perl itself. See .