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NAME

App::Prove::Dist - Prove that a Perl Module Dist is OK for CPAN

SYNOPSIS

    prove-dist                      # make dist; unzip dist;
                                    # test against core-only + custom-locallib
    prove-dist test --perl=5.14.1   # use a specific perl
    prove-dist test --perl=5.10.1 --perl=5.12.0 --perl=5.14.2
    prove-dist list                 # list your defined dependencies
    prove-dist scan                 # scan for your required dependencies
    prove-dist make --perl=...      # make a custom locallib for your dist
                                      # and your perl. prove-dist will look 
                                      # for this lib when you test your dist
    prove-dist wipe --perl=...      # delete the custom locallib
    prove-dist perls                # list perls to test against

DESCRIPTION

When releasing a Perl module distribution, it is good to test it on a clean perl installation and on muliple versions of installed perl. Many modules have dependency modules, so a truly clean Perl won't work. You can use locallib to work around that. You'll need to set up a locallib for each version of perl, for each module you release.

App::Prove::Dist does all this for you:

    cd your-dist-dir
    prove-dist perls                # Get a list of perls to use
    prove-dist make --perl=5.14.2   # Create a custom locallib for a perl
    prove-dist perls                # List now shows locallib
    prove-dist test --perl=5.14.2   # Prove against clean perl + new locallib

prove-dist will use lib-core-only and your custom locallib to prove your t/ tests, so you can be more certain it will pass cpantesters.

STATUS

THIS IS A ROUGH DRAFT AND PROOF OF CONCEPT RELEASE! DON'T USE IT YET!

Currently:

    * Only likes Unix
    * Only likes perlbrew
    * Many hardcoded assumptions
    * Scan not implemented
    * Not fully configurable
    * Will probably push your grandmother down the stairs

Suggestions and patches welcome!

AUTHOR

Ingy döt Net <ingy@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright (c) 2011. Ingy döt Net.

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