Why I'm using Dist::Zilla
Dist::Zilla (dzil, for short) has been a fabulous addition to my Perl toolbox. I've seen some blog posts and IRC comments that have a range of reactions along with some general confusion over what the...
View ArticleCreating new distributions with Dist::Zilla
You may already know that Dist::Zilla can create new boilerplate Perl distributions, just like Module::Starter (and other boilerplate generators). $ dzil new My::Module If you've ever tried this,...
View ArticleAutomatic version numbering with git and Dist::Zilla
I love Dist::Zilla (dzil) because it automates so many of the busy-work tasks of releasing a new CPAN distribution. With dzil, when I release a distribution, dzil checks the last git release tag, bumps...
View ArticleWhat tools should you use to create a CPAN distribution?
Recently, I answered a question on the module-authors mailing list about the best tool for building a CPAN distribution. Whole generations of tools have come and gone since I first read Writing Perl...
View ArticleCreating a YAML::Tiny doppelgaenger
Recently, I needed to clone a distribution on CPAN and release it under a new name. I also need to keep it in sync with the original distribution. Rather than do any of that by hand, I decided to whip...
View ArticleOS-specific prerequisites with Dist::Zilla
One of my long-standing annoyances with Dist::Zilla was that it didn't have means for doing OS-specific prerequisites. I had put off converting some distributions to Dist::Zilla because of that, but...
View ArticlePerl QA hackathon wrapup
From mid-air somewhere near Greenland... I'm on my way back from the fifth annual Perl QA Hackathon and I can't believe it's already over. I missed the last two and I'd forgotten what an awesome...
View ArticleDist::Zilla ♥ encoding
Last weekend I went to a Dist::Zilla "micro-hackathon" at Ricardo Signes' house. This is something we've done before, setting aside some focused time to tackle something tough. This time, we set out to...
View ArticleDist::Zilla haters, stop your whining
Some people just love to hate. And some of them love to blog their hate. Dist::Zilla seems to rub some people wrong way. Here are some of the typical complaints I've seen or heard: It's good for...
View ArticleWhy installing Dist::Zilla is slow and what you can do about it
Despite my previous rant about Dist::Zilla haters and why you don't need Dist::Zilla to contribute, I recognize that there is one thing that does require Dist::Zilla: installing from a patched repo...
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