Re: executable only Perl distributions & CPAN

On Fri, Sep 7, 2018 at 4:18 PM, Karen Etheridge <[email protected]> wrote:
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> On Fri, Sep 7, 2018 at 12:59 PM, Diab Jerius <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> I see two options:
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>> 1.  Create an empty package which gets indexed; or
>> 2.  Add an entry to the "provides" field mapping the distribution's
>> "package" name (App::pltvectors) to the script file.
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> Option 1 is correct -- create an App::pltvectors module which is indexable
> and installable.

Ok.

> However, it doesn't need to be an empty package -- not
> only can it contain documentation for your script, but it could also contain
> most of the functionality from the script as well, turning the script into a
> wrapper that calls the module. That also allows others to make use of the
> code in their own scripts.

Modernizing 20 year old Perl distributions which used autotools for
installation happens just one step at a time...

Thanks,

Diab