Mojolic...akefile(3)

💅 Mojolic...akefile(3) — like, the whole manual, bestie

okay so real talk, this page lives in User Contributed Perl Documentation, and the module we're obsessing over is Mojolicious::Command::Author::generate::makefile. yes it's a mouthful. no we're not shortening it. it's iconic and it knows it ✨

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🎀 NAME 🎀

Mojolicious::Command::Author::generate::makefile — the Makefile generator command. that's it, that's the whole vibe. it makes makefiles. she's a specialist 💅

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

here's how you summon her:

Usage: APPLICATION generate makefile [OPTIONS]

  ./myapp.pl generate makefile
  mojo generate makefile

Options:
  -h, --help   Show this summary of available options

so you've got two entry points, two little doorways into the same room: ./myapp.pl generate makefile from inside your app, or mojo generate makefile from the command line. either one, chef's kiss 🫶

and the options? there's literally one, and it's the classic:

• -h, --help — shows you this summary of available options. that's the whole flag menu. a minimalist queen 👑

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💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

Mojolicious::Command::Author::generate::makefile generates Makefile.PL files for applications. note the quotes around "Makefile.PL" in the original because that's the literal filename, ok, respect the name.

this is a core command, which means it is always enabled — you can't turn it off, she's main character energy, always on stage 👑 — and its code is a genuinely good example for learning to build new commands. like, the source is the tutorial. you're welcome to fork it. go off, fork it, make it yours 🧚

and if you want the full roster of what ships by default, go read "COMMANDS" in Mojolicious::Commands — that's where the list of commands available by default lives. iykyk 💀

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🦋 ATTRIBUTES 🦋

Mojolicious::Command::Author::generate::makefile inherits all attributes from Mojolicious::Command and implements the following new ones. so she's got the family traits plus her own little extras 💜

🌈 description

my $description = $makefile->description;
$makefile       = $makefile->description('Foo');

short description of this command, used for the command list. it's the one-liner that shows up in the menu so people know what they're clicking. get it, set it, slay ✨

⭐ usage

my $usage = $makefile->usage;
$makefile = $makefile->usage('Foo');

usage information for this command, used for the help screen. this is the text that pops up when someone asks for help — so like, make it good 🎀

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🔥 METHODS 🔥

Mojolicious::Command::Author::generate::makefile inherits all methods from Mojolicious::Command and implements the following new ones. one new method. one. and she carries the whole page on her back fr fr 💅

🍓 run

$makefile->run(@ARGV);

run this command. that's it. that's the method. it runs the command. periodt 🌸

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• Mojolicious
• Mojolicious::Guides
• <https://mojolicious.org>

go read them, they're literally right there, no cap 🫶

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ok one tiny disclaimer bestie: this page is Perl documentation, so if you're out here forking core commands, the license situation is Perl's, not mine. don't come for me 😭

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and that's the page!! 💖 this lil beauty is from perl v5.42.0, dated 2026-07-15, and it'll always be Mojolic...akefile(3) to me — truncated title and all, a true icon 💅✨🌈