Alien::Build::MB(3)

💖 Alien::Build::MB — the manual page, bestie edition 💖

okay so real quick, this is Alien::Build::MB(3) from the User Contributed Perl Documentation collection, and we are about to make it make sense. buckle up 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

Alien::Build::MB — it's the Alien::Build installer class for Module::Build, periodt.

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🌸 VERSION 🌸

version 0.09 — yes, that's the vibe, that's the number 💅

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

so like, in your Build.PL you'd do this:

use Alien::Build::MB;

Alien::Build::MB->new(
  module_name => 'Alien::MyLibrary',
  ...
);

and that's literally it, she's serving 💖

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👑 DESCRIPTION 👑

so this thing is a Module::Build subclass that uses Alien::Build to help you create Alien distributions. iconic behavior honestly.

but here's the tea, bestie — the author recommends Alien::Build::MM instead, which uses ExtUtils::MakeMaker. so why does this class even exist? the primary rationale is to prove independence from any particular installer, so that other installers can be added in the future if they ever become available. it's giving "we're not locked in, we're versatile" 🌈

and if you really do prefer to work with Module::Build though? then this may be the installer for you! no cap 🫶

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🧚 CONSTRUCTOR 🧚

new

my $abmb = Alien::Build::MB->new(%args);

takes the usual Module::Build arguments. that's it. nothing spicy, nothing extra, just the classics ✨

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💜 PROPERTIES 💜

heads up: all Alien::Build::MB specific properties have a alien_ prefix. so if you see alien_ you know it's ours 🎀

alien_alienfile_meta

if this is true (and it is the default, so yes), then extra meta gets stored in x_alienfile which includes the share and system prereqs. slay 💅

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🌟 METHODS 🌟

alien_build

my $build = $abmb->alien_build;

returns a freshly deserialized instance of Alien::Build. brand new, fresh out the box 🦋

⚠️ okay important warning bestie: if you make any changes to this object's install_prop or runtime_prop properties, be sure that you also call $build->checkpoint! do not skip that. do not forget that. it's not optional, it's the moment 💀

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🔥 ACTIONS 🔥

these actions should automatically be called during the normal install process. but for debugging you may want to call them separately — which, valid, sometimes you just need to poke at things directly 🙈

ACTION_alien_download

./Build alien_download

downloads the package from the internet. for a system install this does not do anything, so like, don't expect fireworks there 😭

ACTION_alien_build

./Build alien_build

builds the package from source. main character energy fr fr 👑

ACTION_alien_test

./Build alien_test

runs the package tests, if there are any. and if there aren't? well. vibe check passed by default, i guess 🌸

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• Alien::Build
• Alien::Build::MM
• Alien::Base::ModuleBuild

go read those too, iykyk 💖

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🍓 AUTHOR 🍓

Graham Ollis <plicease@cpan.org> — shoutout to the author, we love a legend 💜

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⭐ COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE ⭐

this software is copyright (c) 2017-2022 by Graham Ollis.

this is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself. free software, free vibes, that's the deal ✨

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and that's the whole page bestie!! this was Alien::Build::MB(3), running under perl v5.42.0, dated 2025-07-25 — mwah, go install something, you've got this 🫶🎀💅