phpman > perldoc > CPAN::Plugin::Specfile(3perl)

NAME
    CPAN::Plugin::Specfile - Proof of concept implementation of a trivial CPAN::Plugin

SYNOPSIS
      # once in the cpan shell
      o conf plugin_list push CPAN::Plugin::Specfile

      # make permanent
      o conf commit

      # any time in the cpan shell to write a spec file
      test Acme::Meta

      # disable
      # if it is the last in plugin_list:
      o conf plugin_list pop
      # otherwise, determine the index to splice:
      o conf plugin_list
      # and then use splice, e.g. to splice position 3:
      o conf plugin_list splice 3 1

DESCRIPTION
    Implemented as a post-test hook, this plugin writes a specfile after every successful test run.
    The content is also written to the terminal.

    As a side effect, the timestamps of the written specfiles reflect the linear order of all
    dependencies.

    WARNING: This code is just a small demo how to use the plugin system of the CPAN shell, not a
    full fledged spec file writer. Do not expect new features in this plugin.

  OPTIONS
    The target directory to store the spec files in can be set using "dir" as in

      o conf plugin_list push CPAN::Plugin::Specfile=dir,/tmp/specfiles-000042

    The default directory for this is the "plugins/CPAN::Plugin::Specfile" directory in the
    *cpan_home* directory.

AUTHOR
    Andreas Koenig <andk AT cpan.org>, Branislav Zahradnik <barney AT cpan.org>