package ExtUtils::MakeMaker::FAQ;
-our $VERSION = '7.36';
+our $VERSION = '7.44';
$VERSION =~ tr/_//d;
1;
=head1 DESCRIPTION
-FAQs, tricks and tips for C<ExtUtils::MakeMaker>.
+FAQs, tricks and tips for L<ExtUtils::MakeMaker>.
=head2 Module Installation
|
MY
-The object actually used is of the class MY which allows you to
+The object actually used is of the class L<MY|ExtUtils::MY> which allows you to
override bits of MakeMaker inside your Makefile.PL by declaring
MY::foo() methods.
L<http://archive.develooper.com/makemaker@perl.org/msg00134.html>
for some history.
-NOTE: When ExtUtils::MM is loaded it chooses a superclass for MM from
+NOTE: When L<ExtUtils::MM> is loaded it chooses a superclass for MM from
amongst the ExtUtils::MM_* modules based on the current operating
system.
NOTE: ExtUtils::MM_{Current OS} represents one of the ExtUtils::MM_*
-modules except ExtUtils::MM_Any chosen based on your operating system.
+modules except L<ExtUtils::MM_Any> chosen based on your operating system.
NOTE: The main object used by MakeMaker is a PACK### object, *not*
-ExtUtils::MakeMaker. It is, effectively, a subclass of MY,
-ExtUtils::Makemaker, ExtUtils::Liblist and ExtUtils::MM_{Current OS}
+L<ExtUtils::MakeMaker>. It is, effectively, a subclass of L<MY|ExtUtils::MY>,
+L<ExtUtils::MakeMaker>, L<ExtUtils::Liblist> and ExtUtils::MM_{Current OS}
-NOTE: The methods in MY are simply copied into PACK### rather than
-MY being a superclass of PACK###. I don't remember the rationale.
+NOTE: The methods in L<MY|ExtUtils::MY> are simply copied into PACK### rather
+than MY being a superclass of PACK###. I don't remember the rationale.
-NOTE: ExtUtils::Liblist should be removed from the inheritance hiearchy
+NOTE: L<ExtUtils::Liblist> should be removed from the inheritance hiearchy
and simply be called as functions.
-NOTE: Modules like File::Spec and Exporter have been omitted for clarity.
+NOTE: Modules like L<File::Spec> and L<Exporter> have been omitted for clarity.
=head2 The MM_* hierarchy
| |
MM_Any
-NOTE: Each direct MM_Unix subclass is also an MM_Any subclass. This
+NOTE: Each direct L<MM_Unix|ExtUtils::MM_Unix> subclass is also an
+L<MM_Any|ExtUtils::MM_Any> subclass. This
is a temporary hack because MM_Unix overrides some MM_Any methods with
Unix specific code. It allows the non-Unix modules to see the
original MM_Any implementations.
-NOTE: Modules like File::Spec and Exporter have been omitted for clarity.
+NOTE: Modules like L<File::Spec> and L<Exporter> have been omitted for clarity.
=head1 PATCHING