[Mason-devel] Mason applications and Module::Build

[Keefer, Tim]

Hi,

Does anyone know if there's already some code that supports packaging HTML::Mason into a CPAN distributions? I've written a Module::Build subclass that works really well for me and I'm wondering if it would be useful for others. I'm also looking for advice about what CPAN namespace it could go under. However, I don't want to go through the trouble of putting this on CPAN if there's already something that does this. Below is a section of the docs that should give you a better idea of what I'm talking about.

Cheers,
-Tim

=head1 Name

{some name} - a subclass of Module::Build to perform custom installs

=head1 Description

Use this module instead of Module::Build (which it subclasses). Use
any or all of the Module::Build constructor keys as needed.

=head1 Setting Up Your Application

=head2 Application Layout

This the typical directory structure for an application

Apps-MyApp/
Build.PL
Changes
MANIFEST
MANIFEST.SKIP
INSTALL.SKIP
conf/
_app.conf
_myapachevhost.conf
app.rules
html/
autohandler.mpl
css/
img/
inc/
footer.html
header.html
index.html
lib/
Apps/
MyApp.pm
MyApp/
Foo.pm
t/
01use.t
02myapp.t

=head2 Build and Deploy

perl Build.PL
./Build test # runs the application tests
./Build install # install the application
./Build dist # build the application tarbal

=over 4

=head1 Setting up the application's Aeon Build.PL script

=over 4

=item Sample Build.PL

use strict;
use File::HomeDir;

my $build = {some name}->new(
install_base_default => ( File::HomeDir->my_home . "/releases" ),
get_options => {
env => { type => '=s' },
rules => { type => '=s' },
install_base => { type => '=s' },
},
apache_conf => 'conf/myapachevhost.conf',
license => 'perl',
module_name => 'Apps::MyApp',
requires => {
'perl' => '5.8.1',
},
create_makefile_pl => 'passthrough',
dist_abstract => 'Mason site for Apps Foo',
script_files => [ glob('bin/*') ],
'recursive_test_files' => 1,
);

$build->create_build_script;

[Dave Rolsky]

Post by Keefer, Tim
Does anyone know if there's already some code that supports packaging
HTML::Mason into a CPAN distributions? I've written a Module::Build
subclass that works really well for me and I'm wondering if it would be
useful for others. I'm also looking for advice about what CPAN namespace
it could go under. However, I don't want to go through the trouble of
putting this on CPAN if there's already something that does this. Below
is a section of the docs that should give you a better idea of what I'm
talking about.

You should send this to the mason-users list.

The mason-devel list is for discussion about developing Mason itself, not
_with_ Mason.


-dave

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