An introduction to CPAN distribution metadata
An introduction to CPAN distribution metadata
All CPAN releases (these days) include a metadata file which has information about the distribution. It can be used by tools like CPAN clients (when installing modules), but it’s also helpful for other tool writers, and people analysing the structure of CPAN. The metadata file will be called META.yml or META.json, and recent releases often contain both.
Posts in this series:
- An introduction to CPAN distribution metadata
- Dependency phases in CPAN distribution metadata
- Specifying the type of your CPAN dependencies
- Specifying dependencies for your CPAN distribution