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1Test-CPAN-Meta
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3
4DESCRIPTION
5
6Validate your CPAN META.yml files.
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8This distribution was written to ensure that a META.yml file, provided with a
9standard distribution uploaded to CPAN, meets the specifications that are
10slowly being introduced to module uploads, via the use of package makers and
11installers such as ExtUtils::MakeMaker, Module::Build and Module::Install.
12
13Current CPAN META Specification, 2.0, was finally approved in April 2010,
14which forms the basis for the contents of a META.json file. The full
15specification is now included with the CPAN-Meta distribution.
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17http://search.cpan.org/perldoc?CPAN::Meta
18
19DEPENDENCIES
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21The distribution requires the following modules:
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23 Parse::CPAN::Meta
24 Test::Builder
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26For testing purposes, the following modules are required:
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28 IO::File
29 Test::More
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31For testing purposes, the following modules are desireable, but not essential:
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33 Test::CPAN::Meta
34 Test::CPAN::Meta::JSON
35 Test::Pod
36 Test::Pod::Coverage
37
38INSTALLATION
39
40To install this module type the following:
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42 perl Makefile.PL
43 make
44 make test
45 make install
46
47For more detailed installation instructions, see INSTALL.
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49USAGE
50
51Read the pod documentation in the distribution files.
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53CHANGES
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55For a complete list of changes, see the Changes file.
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57SUPPORT
58
59There are no known bugs at the time of this release. However, if you spot a
60bug or are experiencing difficulties that are not explained within the POD
61documentation, please send an email to barbie@cpan.org or submit a bug to the
62RT system (http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=Test-CPAN-Meta).
63However, it would help greatly if you are able to pinpoint problems or even
64supply a patch.
65
66Fixes are dependent upon their severity and my availability. Should a fix not
67be forthcoming, please feel free to (politely) remind me.
68
69AUTHOR
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71Barbie <barbie@cpan.org>
72for Miss Barbell Productions http://www.missbarbell.co.uk.
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74COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
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76 Copyright (C) 2007-2015 Barbie for Miss Barbell Productions
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78 This distribution is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
79 modify it under the Artistic Licence v2.
80