NAME

Module::Install::Base - Base class for Module::Install extensions

SYNOPSIS

In a Module::Install extension:

    use Module::Install::Base ();
    @ISA = qw(Module::Install::Base);

DESCRIPTION

This module provide essential methods for all Module::Install extensions, in particular the common constructor "new" and method dispatcher "AUTOLOAD".

METHODS

new(%args)

Constructor -- need to preserve at least _top

AUTOLOAD

The main dispatcher - copy extensions if missing

_top()

Returns the top-level Module::Install object.

admin()

Returns the "_top" object's associated Module::Install::Admin object on the first run (i.e. when there was no inc/ when the program started); on subsequent (user-side) runs, returns a fake admin object with an empty "AUTOLOAD" method that does nothing at all.

is_admin()

Tells whether this is the first run of the installer (on author's side). That is when there was no inc/ at program start. True if that's the case. False, otherwise.

SEE ALSO

Module::Install

AUTHORS

Audrey Tang <autrijus@autrijus.org>

COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2003, 2004 by Audrey Tang <autrijus@autrijus.org>.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

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