ExtUtils::MM(3perl)

💖 NAME 💖

ExtUtils::MM — OS adjusted ExtUtils::MakeMaker subclass 🦋

okay so this is the ExtUtils::MM(3perl) page, straight out of the Perl Programmers Reference Guide, and bestie it is short but it is doing the absolute most. 💅

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

require ExtUtils::MM;
my $mm = MM->new(...);

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✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

🚨 FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY 🚨

no fr, this is not your casual everyday module, it is giving backstage-pass, staff-only, do-not-touch energy. 🙈

ExtUtils::MM is a subclass of ExtUtils::MakeMaker which automatically chooses the appropriate OS specific subclass for you (ie. ExtUtils::MM_Unix, etc...). so like, it does the vibe check and picks the right one so you don't have to, periodt. ✨

It also provides a convenient alias via the MM class — and the author is like, in parentheses, quote: "I didn't want MakeMaker modules outside of ExtUtils/". honestly? valid. 👑

This class might turn out to be a temporary solution, but MM won't go away. highkey temporary, lowkey forever. 💀🫶

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this whole page came from perl v5.44.0, dated 2026-10-17, and it will forever be known as ExtUtils::MM(3perl) — stay slay bestie, ily, go read your MakeMaker docs 💜🌸🎀