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diff --git a/lib/ExtUtils/MakeMaker/FAQ.pod b/lib/ExtUtils/MakeMaker/FAQ.pod index 38c50cef04..ca9d53fc61 100644 --- a/lib/ExtUtils/MakeMaker/FAQ.pod +++ b/lib/ExtUtils/MakeMaker/FAQ.pod @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ package ExtUtils::MakeMaker::FAQ; -(our $VERSION) = sprintf "%03d", q$Revision: 1.6 $ =~ /Revision:\s+(\S+)/; +(our $VERSION) = sprintf "%03d", q$Revision: 1.7 $ =~ /Revision:\s+(\S+)/; 1; __END__ @@ -73,28 +73,35 @@ by hand is a pain and you often forget. Simplest way to do it automatically is to use your version control system's revision number (you are using version control, right?). -In CVS and RCS you use $Revision: 1.6 $ writing it like so: +In CVS and RCS you use $Z<>Revision$ writing it like so: - $VERSION = sprintf "%d.%03d", q$Revision: 1.6 $ =~ /(\d+)/g; + $VERSION = sprintf "%d.%03d", q$Revision$ =~ /(\d+)/g; -On your next check in, $Revision: 1.6 $ will magically be expanded to contain +On your next check in, $Z<>Revision$ will magically be expanded to contain the current revision #. - $VERSION = sprintf "%d.%03d", q$Revision: 1.6 $ =~ /(\d+)/g; + $VERSION = sprintf "%d.%03d", q$Revision: 1.7 $ =~ /(\d+)/g; -Every time the file is checked in the $Revision: 1.6 $ will be updated, +Every time the file is checked in the $Z<>Revision$ will be updated, updating your $VERSION. In CVS version 1.9 is followed by 1.10. Since CPAN compares version numbers numerically we use a sprintf() to convert 1.9 to 1.009 and 1.10 to 1.010 which compare properly. -If branches are involved (ie. $Revision: 1.5.3.4) its a little more +If branches are involved (ie. $Z<>Revision: 1.5.3.4) its a little more complicated. # must be all on one line or MakeMaker will get confused. - $VERSION = do { my @r = (q$Revision: 1.6 $ =~ /\d+/g); sprintf "%d."."%03d" x $#r, @r }; + $VERSION = do { my @r = (q$Revision$ =~ /\d+/g); sprintf "%d."."%03d" x $#r, @r }; +=item What's this F<META.yml> thing and how did it get in my F<MANIFEST>?! + +F<META.yml> is a module meta-data file pioneered by Module::Build and +automatically generated as part of the 'distdir' target (and thus +'dist'). See L<ExtUtils::MakeMaker/"Module Meta-Data">. + +To shut off its generation, pass the C<NO_META> flag to C<WriteMakefile()>. =back |