ExtUtils::Install
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NAME
ExtUtils::Install - install files from here to there
SYNOPSIS
use ExtUtils::Install;
install({ ’blib/lib’ => ’some/install/dir’ } );
uninstall($packlist);
pm_to_blib({ ’lib/Foo/Bar.pm’ => ’blib/lib/Foo/Bar.pm’ });
VERSION
1.52
DESCRIPTION
Handles the installing and uninstalling of perl modules, scripts, man
pages, etc...
Both install() and uninstall() are specific to the way ExtUtils::Make-
Maker handles the installation and deinstallation of perl modules.
They are not designed as general purpose tools.
On some operating systems such as Win32 installation may not be possi-
ble until after a reboot has occured. This can have varying conse-
quences: removing an old DLL does not impact programs using the new
one, but if a new DLL cannot be installed properly until reboot then
anything depending on it must wait. The package variable
$ExtUtils::Install::MUST_REBOOT
is used to store this status.
If this variable is true then such an operation has occured and any-
thing depending on this module cannot proceed until a reboot has
occured.
If this value is defined but false then such an operation has ocurred,
but should not impact later operations.
Functions
install
# deprecated forms
install(\%from_to);
install(\%from_to, $verbose, $dry_run, $uninstall_shadows,
$skip, $always_copy, \%result);
# recommended form as of 1.47
install([
from_to => \%from_to,
verbose => 1,
dry_run => 0,
uninstall_shadows => 1,
skip => undef,
always_copy => 1,
result => \%install_results,
]);
Copies each directory tree of %from_to to its corresponding value
preserving timestamps and permissions.
There are two keys with a special meaning in the hash: "read" and
"write". These contain packlist files. After the copying is
done, install() will write the list of target files to
$from_to{write}. If $from_to{read} is given the contents of this
file will be merged into the written file. The read and the writ-
ten file may be identical, but on AFS it is quite likely that peo-
ple are installing to a different directory than the one where the
files later appear.
If $verbose is true, will print out each file removed. Default is
false. This is "make install VERBINST=1". $verbose values going
up to 5 show increasingly more diagnostics output.
If $dry_run is true it will only print what it was going to do
without actually doing it. Default is false.
If $uninstall_shadows is true any differing versions throughout
@INC will be uninstalled. This is "make install UNINST=1"
As of 1.37_02 install() supports the use of a list of patterns to
filter out files that shouldn’t be installed. If $skip is omitted
or undefined then install will try to read the list from
INSTALL.SKIP in the CWD. This file is a list of regular expres-
sions and is just like the MANIFEST.SKIP file used by ExtU-
tils::Manifest.
A default site INSTALL.SKIP may be provided by setting then envi-
ronment variable EU_INSTALL_SITE_SKIPFILE, this will only be used
when there isn’t a distribution specific INSTALL.SKIP. If the
environment variable EU_INSTALL_IGNORE_SKIP is true then no
install file filtering will be performed.
If $skip is undefined then the skip file will be autodetected and
used if it is found. If $skip is a reference to an array then it
is assumed the array contains the list of patterns, if $skip is a
true non reference it is assumed to be the filename holding the
list of patterns, any other value of $skip is taken to mean that
no install filtering should occur.
Changes As of Version 1.47
As of version 1.47 the following additions were made to the
install interface. Note that the new argument style and use of
the %result hash is recommended.
The $always_copy parameter which when true causes files to be
updated regardles as to whether they have changed, if it is
defined but false then copies are made only if the files have
changed, if it is undefined then the value of the environment
variable EU_INSTALL_ALWAYS_COPY is used as default.
The %result hash will be populated with the various keys/subhashes
reflecting the install. Currently these keys and their structure
are:
install => { $target => $source },
install_fail => { $target => $source },
install_unchanged => { $target => $source },
install_filtered => { $source => $pattern },
uninstall => { $uninstalled => $source },
uninstall_fail => { $uninstalled => $source },
where $source is the filespec of the file being installed. $target
is where it is being installed to, and $uninstalled is any shadow
file that is in @INC or $ENV{PERL5LIB} or other standard loca-
tions, and $pattern is the pattern that caused a source file to be
skipped. In future more keys will be added, such as to show cre-
ated directories, however this requires changes in other modules
and must therefore wait.
These keys will be populated before any exceptions are thrown
should there be an error.
Note that all updates of the %result are additive, the hash will
not be cleared before use, thus allowing status results of many
installs to be easily aggregated.
NEW ARGUMENT STYLE
If there is only one argument and it is a reference to an array
then the array is assumed to contain a list of key-value pairs
specifying the options. In this case the option "from_to" is
mandatory. This style means that you dont have to supply a cryptic
list of arguments and can use a self documenting argument list
that is easier to understand.
This is now the recommended interface to install().
RETURN
If all actions were successful install will return a hashref of
the results as described above for the $result parameter. If any
action is a failure then install will die, therefore it is recom-
mended to pass in the $result parameter instead of using the
return value. If the result parameter is provided then the
returned hashref will be the passed in hashref.
install_default DISCOURAGED
install_default();
install_default($fullext);
Calls install() with arguments to copy a module from blib/ to the
default site installation location.
$fullext is the name of the module converted to a directory (ie.
Foo::Bar would be Foo/Bar). If $fullext is not specified, it will
attempt to read it from @ARGV.
This is primarily useful for install scripts.
NOTE This function is not really useful because of the hard-coded
install location with no way to control site vs core vs vendor
directories and the strange way in which the module name is given.
Consider its use discouraged.
uninstall
uninstall($packlist_file);
uninstall($packlist_file, $verbose, $dont_execute);
Removes the files listed in a $packlist_file.
If $verbose is true, will print out each file removed. Default is
false.
If $dont_execute is true it will only print what it was going to
do without actually doing it. Default is false.
pm_to_blib
pm_to_blib(\%from_to, $autosplit_dir);
pm_to_blib(\%from_to, $autosplit_dir, $filter_cmd);
Copies each key of %from_to to its corresponding value effi-
ciently. Filenames with the extension .pm are autosplit into the
$autosplit_dir. Any destination directories are created.
$filter_cmd is an optional shell command to run each .pm file
through prior to splitting and copying. Input is the contents of
the module, output the new module contents.
You can have an environment variable PERL_INSTALL_ROOT set which
will be prepended as a directory to each installed file (and
directory).
ENVIRONMENT
PERL_INSTALL_ROOT
Will be prepended to each install path.
EU_INSTALL_IGNORE_SKIP
Will prevent the automatic use of INSTALL.SKIP as the install skip
file.
EU_INSTALL_SITE_SKIPFILE
If there is no INSTALL.SKIP file in the make directory then this
value can be used to provide a default.
EU_INSTALL_ALWAYS_COPY
If this environment variable is true then normal install processes
will always overwrite older identical files during the install
process.
Note that the alias EU_ALWAYS_COPY will be supported if
EU_INSTALL_ALWAYS_COPY is not defined until at least the 1.50
release. Please ensure you use the correct EU_INSTALL_ALWAYS_COPY.
AUTHOR
Original author lost in the mists of time. Probably the same as Make-
maker.
Production release currently maintained by demerphq "yves at
cpan.org", extensive changes by Michael G. Schwern.
Send bug reports via http://rt.cpan.org/. Please send your generated
Makefile along with your report.
LICENSE
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the same terms as Perl itself.
See <http://www.perl.com/perl/misc/Artistic.html>
perl v5.8.8 2009-02-19 inc::ExtUtils::Install(3)
