NAME Module::Manifest - Parse and examine a Perl distribution
MANIFEST file SYNOPSIS Open and parse a MANIFEST and
MANIFEST.SKIP: my $manifest = Module::Manifest->new( 'MANIFEST',
'MANIFEST.SKIP' ); Check if a given file matches any known skip
masks: print "yes\n" if $manifest->skipped('.svn'); DESCRIPTION
Module::Manifest is a simple utility module created originally
for use in Module::Inspector. It can load a MANIFEST file that
comes in a Perl distribution tarball, examine the contents, and
perform some simple tasks. It can also load the MANIFEST.SKIP
file and check that. Granted, the functionality needed to do
this is quite simple, but the Perl distribution MANIFEST
specification contains a couple of little idiosyncracies, such
as line comments and space-seperated inline comments. The use of
this module means that any little nigglies are dealt with behind
the scenes, and you can concentrate the main task at hand.
Comparison to ExtUtil::Manifest This module is quite similar to
ExtUtils::Manifest, or is at l