ExtUtils::SVDmaker 0.10

ExtUtils::SVDmaker is a Perl module to create CPAN distributions.

SYNOPSIS

use ExtUtils::SVDmaker;

$svd = new ExtUtils::SVDmaker( @options );
$svd = new ExtUtils::SVDmaker( %options );

$svd->vmake( @targets, %options );
$svd->vmake( @targets );
$svd->vmake( %options );

The "ExtUtils::SVDmaker" program module extends the Perl language (Perl is the system).

The input to "ExtUtils::SVDmaker" is the __DATA__ section of Software Version Description (SVD) program module. The __DATA__ section must contain SVD forms text database in the DataPort::FileType::DataDB format.

Use the "vmake.pl" (SVD make) cover script for ExtUtils::SVDmaker to process a SVD database module as follows:

vmake -pm=Docs::Site_SVD::MySVDmodule

The preferred location for SVD program modules is

Docs::Site_SVD::

The "ExtUtils::SVDmaker" module extends the automation of releasing a Perl distribution file as follows:

The input data for the "ExtUtils::SVDmaker" module is a form database as the __DATA__ section of a SVD program module. The database is in the format of DataPort::FileType::FormDB. This is an efficient text database that is very close in format to hard copy forms and may be edited by text editors

The "ExtUtils::SVDmaker" module compares the contents of the current release with the previous release and automatically updates the version and date for files that have changed

"ExtUtils::SVDmaker" module generates a SVD program module POD from the form database data contained in the __DATA__ section of the SVD program module.
"ExtUtils::SVDmaker" modulegenerates MANIFEST, README and Makefile.PL distribution files from the form database data

"ExtUtils::SVDmaker" module builds the distribution *.tar.gz file using Perl code instead of starting tar and gzip process via a makefile build by MakeFile.PL. This greatly increases portability and performance.

Runs the installation tests on the distribution files using the "Test::Harness" module directly. It does not build any makefile using the MakeFile.PL and starting a Test::Harness process via the makefile. This greatly increases portability and performance.

The ExtUtils::SVDmaker module is one of the end user, functional interface modules for the US DOD STD2167A bundle.

The top level modules that establish the functional interface of interest to the end user are the "Test::STDmaker" and "ExtUtils::SVDmaker" modules. The rest of the modules are design modules for the US DOD STD2167A bundle. They are broken out as separate modules because they may have uses outside of the US DOD STD2167A bundle.

The Test::STDmaker module has a number of design modules not shown in the above dependency tree. See Test::STDmaker for more detail.