NAME

perl-build - perl binary builder

SYNOPSIS

# perl-build command is FatPacker ready
% curl -L https://raw.github.com/tokuhirom/Perl-Build/master/perl-build | perl - 5.16.2 /opt/perl-5.16/

# Or, just install from CPAN
% cpanm Perl::Build

# And run it.
% perl-build 5.16.2 /usr/local/perl-5.16.2
% perl-build path/to/perl-5.16.2.tar.gz /usr/local/perl-5.16.2

DESCRIPTION

This script fetch/build/install perl5 from CPAN or tar ball.

OPTIONS

-D, -A, -U

-Dxxx, -Axxx, -Uxxx options are pass through to ./Configure script.

--test

This option enables make test after building.

(Default: disabled)

--patches=Asan

You can set PERL5_PATCHPERL_PLUGIN environment variable by this option.

--build-dir=path

Specify perl build path. optional. (Default: temporary directory)

-j n

--jobs n

Parallel building and testing.

--tarball-dir

Specify the tar ball saving directory.

(Default: temporary directory, will remove after building)

--definitions

% perl-build --definitions

Display the available perl versions and exit.

--version

Show version number and exit.

--symlink-devel-executables

Create symlinks for development version perl commands.

--noman

Skip installation of manpages. This is equivalent to specifying -Dman1dir=none and -Dman3dir=none.

FAQ

How can I apply security fixes like CVE-2013-1667?

RURBAN provides Devel::PatchPerl::Plugin::Asan. Install it and run perl-build --patches=Asan 5.16.1 /opt/perl/5.16/.

SEE ALSO

perlbrew, plenv