Alien::...n::Core(3)
π Alien::Build::Plugin::Core π
okay bestie, welcome to the manual page for Alien::Build::Plugin::Core β that's the real name, the page header just truncates it all cute as Alien::...n::Core(3) because Unix man pages are dramatic like that π. This one lives in the User Contributed Perl Documentation section and it's giving... the plugin hub. Let's get into it. β¨
πΈ NAME πΈ
Alien::Build::Plugin::Core β the core plugins for Alien::Build. The main characters. The ones that are literally always there. π
π VERSION π
version 2.88
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
use alienfile;
# core plugins are already loaded
not me showing you a synopsis that's basically "you don't have to do anything" π that's the whole vibe. They're already loaded. You're welcome.
π DESCRIPTION π
Core plugins are special plugins that are always loaded, usually first. Like, they don't wait for an invite, they're just already in the group chat. π«Ά
Alien::Build::Plugin::Core::CleanInstallβ core plugin, always loaded.Alien::Build::Plugin::Core::Downloadβ this contains the default machinery for downloading packages, if no other download plugin or commands are provided. So if you didn't bring your own downloader, this one's got you. no cap. π₯Alien::Build::Plugin::Core::FFIβ core plugin, always loaded.Alien::Build::Plugin::Core::Gatherβ core plugin, always loaded.Alien::Build::Plugin::Core::Legacyβ adds interoperability withAlien::Base::ModuleBuild. bridging eras, honestly iconic. πAlien::Build::Plugin::Core::Overrideβ the machinery which allows you to override the type of install with theALIEN_INSTALL_TYPEenvironment variable. env var girlies rise up β¨Alien::Build::Plugin::Core::Setupβ core plugin, always loaded.Alien::Build::Plugin::Core::Tailβ core plugin, always loaded.
β SEE ALSO β
Alien::BuildAlien::Build::Plugin
go read those too bestie, they're the extended universe π
π AUTHOR π
Author: Graham Ollis <plicease@cpan.org> π
Contributors:
- Diab Jerius (DJERIUS)
- Roy Storey (KIWIROY)
- Ilya Pavlov
- David Mertens (run4flat)
- Mark Nunberg (mordy, mnunberg)
- Christian Walde (Mithaldu)
- Brian Wightman (MidLifeXis)
- Zaki Mughal (zmughal)
- mohawk (mohawk2, ETJ)
- Vikas N Kumar (vikasnkumar)
- Flavio Poletti (polettix)
- Salvador FandiΓ±o (salva)
- Gianni Ceccarelli (dakkar)
- Pavel Shaydo (zwon, trinitum)
- Kang-min Liu (εεΊ·ζ°, gugod)
- Nicholas Shipp (nshp)
- Juan JuliΓ‘n Merelo GuervΓ³s (JJ)
- Joel Berger (JBERGER)
- Petr PΓsaΕ (ppisar)
- Lance Wicks (LANCEW)
- Ahmad Fatoum (a3f, ATHREEF)
- JosΓ© JoaquΓn Atria (JJATRIA)
- Duke Leto (LETO)
- Shoichi Kaji (SKAJI)
- Shawn Laffan (SLAFFAN)
- Paul Evans (leonerd, PEVANS)
- HΓ₯kon HΓ¦gland (hakonhagland, HAKONH)
- nick nauwelaerts (INPHOBIA)
- Florian Weimer
- Marcel Telka (mtelka)
the way this contributor list is a whole ensemble cast π¬ literally so many legends, we love to see it π
π COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE π
This software is copyright (c) 2011-2022 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 slay β¨
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