Provided by: libclass-makemethods-perl_1.01-4_all 
NAME
Class::MakeMethods::Docs::ReadMe - About Class::MakeMethods
DESCRIPTION
This is an updated release of Class::MakeMethods, for distribution through CPAN.
This distribution includes the Class::MakeMethods::Template and
Class::MakeMethods::Emulator modules which were packaged sepearately in some previous
releases.
MOTIVATION
By passing arguments to "use Class::MakeMethods ..." statements, you can select from a
library of hundreds of common types of methods, which are dynamically installed as
subroutines in your module, simplifying the code for your class.
DISTRIBUTION AND INSTALLATION
Version
This is Class::MakeMethods v1.010, intended for general use.
This module's CPAN registration should read:
Name DSLIP Description
-------------- ----- ---------------------------------------------
Class::
::MakeMethods RdpOp Generate common types of methods
Prerequisites
In general, this module should work with Perl 5.003 or later, without requring any modules
beyond the core Perl distribution.
The following optional feature may not be available on some platforms:
• Class::MakeMethods::Attribute: The ":MakeMethod" subroutine attribute requires Perl
version 5.6 and the Attribute::Handlers module (from CPAN).
• Class::MakeMethods::Template "--lvalue": The lvalue modifier provided by the Template
generator subclasses will only work on Perl version 5.6 or later.
• Some third-party tests used to check the compliance of Emulator modules require
Test::More and will be automatically skipped on machines which do not have this
installed.
Installation
You should be able to install this module using the CPAN shell interface:
perl -MCPAN -e 'install Class::MakeMethods'
Alternately, you may retrieve this package from CPAN or from the author's site:
• http://search.cpan.org/~evo/
• http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-authors/id/E/EV/EVO
• http://www.evoscript.org/Class-MakeMethods/dist/
After downloading the distribution, follow the normal procedure to unpack and install it,
using the commands shown below or their local equivalents on your system:
tar xzf Class-MakeMethods-*.tar.gz
cd Class-MakeMethods-*
perl Makefile.PL
make test && sudo make install
Thanks to the kind generosity of other members of the Perl community, this distribution is
also available repackaged in the FreeBSD "ports" and Linux RPM formats. This may simplify
installation for some users, but be aware that these alternate distributions may lag a few
versions behind the latest release on CPAN.
• http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/ports.cgi?query=Class-MakeMethods
• http://www.rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=perl-Class-MakeMethods
Tested Platforms
This release has been tested succesfully on the following platforms:
5.6.1 on darwin
Earlier releases have also tested OK on the following platforms:
IP30-R12000-irix
OpenBSD.i386-openbsd
i386-freebsd / i386-freebsd-thread-multi
i386-linux
i386-netbsd / i386-netbsd-thread-multi
i586-linux / i586-linux-thread-multi-ld
i686-linux / i686-pld-linux-thread-multi
ia64-linux
ppc-linux
sparc-linux
sparc-netbsd
sun4-solaris
Some earlier versions failed to "make test" on MSWin32, although a forced installation
would still work; that problem should be fixed in the most recent releases.
You may also review the current test results from CPAN-Testers:
• http://testers.cpan.org/show/Class-MakeMethods.html
SUPPORT
Release Status
This module has been used in a variety of production systems and has been available on
CPAN for over two years, with several other distributions dependant on it, so it would be
fair to say that it is fully released.
However, while the commonly-used portions are well tested, some of the more obscure
combinations of options are less so, and new bug reports do trickle in occasionally. If
you do encounter any problems, please inform the author and I'll endeavor to patch them
promptly.
Additional features have been outlined for future development, but the intent is support
these by adding more options to the declaration interface, while maintaining backward
compatibility.
See Class::MakeMethods::Docs::ToDo for other outstanding issues and development plans.
Support
If you have questions or feedback about this module, please feel free to contact the
author at the below address. Although there is no formal support program, I do attempt to
answer email promptly.
I would be particularly interested in any suggestions towards improving the documentation
and correcting any Perl-version or platform dependencies, as well as general feedback and
suggested additions.
Bug reports that contain a failing test case are greatly appreciated, and suggested
patches will be promptly considered for inclusion in future releases.
To report bugs via the CPAN web tracking system, go to
"http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=Class-MakeMethods" or send mail to
"Dist=Class-MakeMethods#rt.cpan.org", replacing "#" with "@".
Community
If you've found this module useful or have feedback about your experience with it,
consider sharing your opinion with other Perl users by posting your comment to CPAN's
ratings system:
• http://cpanratings.perl.org/rate/?distribution=Class-MakeMethods
For more general discussion, you may wish to post a message on PerlMonks or the
comp.lang.perl.misc newsgroup:
• http://www.perlmonks.org/index.pl?node=Seekers%20of%20Perl%20Wisdom
• http://groups.google.com/groups?group=comp.lang.perl.misc
CREDITS AND COPYRIGHT
Author
Developed by Matthew Simon Cavalletto at Evolution Softworks. More free Perl software is
available at "www.evoscript.org".
You may contact the author directly at "evo@cpan.org" or "simonm@cavalletto.org".
Feedback and Suggestions
Thanks to the following people for bug reports, suggestions, and other feedback:
Martyn J. Pearce
Scott R. Godin
Ron Savage
Jay Lawrence
Adam Spiers
Malcolm Cook
Terrence Brannon
Jared Rhine
Peter Chen
Mike Castle
Source Material
This package was inspired by the ground-breaking original closure-generating method maker
module:
Class::MethodMaker, by Peter Seibel.
Additional inspiration, cool tricks, and blocks of useful code for this module were
extracted from the following CPAN modules:
Class::Accessor, by Michael G Schwern
Class::Contract, by Damian Conway
Class::SelfMethods, by Toby Everett
Copyright
Copyright 2002, 2003 Matthew Simon Cavalletto.
Portions copyright 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Evolution Online Systems, Inc.
Based on Class::MethodMaker, originally developed by Peter Seibel. Portions Copyright 1996
Organic Online. Portions Copyright 2000 Martyn J. Pearce.
Class::MakeMethods::Emulator::accessors is based on accessors. Portions by Steve Purkis.
Class::MakeMethods::Emulator::AccessorFast is based on Class::Accessor::Fast. Portions
Copyright 2000 Michael G Schwern.
Class::MakeMethods::Emulator::Inheritable is based on Class::Data::Inheritable. Portions
Copyright 2000 Damian Conway and Michael G Schwern.
Class::MakeMethods::Emulator::mcoder is based on mcoder. Portions Copyright 2003 by
Salvador Fandin~o.
Class::MakeMethods::Emulator::Singleton is based on Class::Singleton, by Andy Wardley.
Portions Copyright 1998 Canon Research Centre Europe Ltd.
Class::MakeMethods::Utility::Ref is based on Ref.pm. Portions Copyright 1994 David Muir
Sharnoff.
License
You may use, modify, and distribute this software under the same terms as Perl.