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| author | Richard Foley <Richard.Foley@rfi.net> | 2009-10-01 10:13:52 +0100 |
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| committer | Steve Hay <SteveHay@planit.com> | 2009-10-01 10:14:15 +0100 |
| commit | c53fdc5e9da36f328ab2620f7ca8c96545281734 (patch) | |
| tree | a4b5eeff2420efe136357444dc6cf758532e0eca /pod/perlhack.pod | |
| parent | 4ad470e36742b2d57b7b80113dda4148e1fa10a0 (diff) | |
| download | perl-c53fdc5e9da36f328ab2620f7ca8c96545281734.tar.gz | |
Re: lib, ext, cpan and dist [PATCH] (take 2)
Message-Id: <200910011047.35459.Richard.Foley@rfi.net>
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diff --git a/pod/perlhack.pod b/pod/perlhack.pod index 736dd6c777..0164665ae9 100644 --- a/pod/perlhack.pod +++ b/pod/perlhack.pod @@ -365,9 +365,18 @@ correspond to files or directories in the source kit. Among the areas are: =item Core modules -Modules shipped as part of the Perl core live in the F<lib/> and F<ext/> -subdirectories: F<lib/> is for the pure-Perl modules, and F<ext/> -contains the core XS modules. +Modules shipped as part of the Perl core live in various subdirectories, where +two are dedicated to core-only modules, and two are for the dual-life modules +which live on CPAN and may be maintained separately with respect to the Perl +core: + + lib/ is for pure-Perl modules, which exist in the core only. + + ext/ is for XS extensions, and modules with special Makefile.PL requirements, which exist in the core only. + + cpan/ is for dual-life modules, where the CPAN module is canonical (should be patched first). + + dist/ is for dual-life modules, where the blead source is canonical. =item Tests |