alienfile

 my $build = alienfile;
 my $build = alienfile q{ use alienfile ... };
 my $build = alienfile filename => 'alienfile';

Create a Alien::Build instance from the given alienfile. The first two forms are abbreviations.

 my $build = alienfile;
 # is the same as
 my $build = alienfile filename => 'alienfile';

and

 my $build = alienfile q{ use alienfile ... };
 # is the same as
 my $build = alienfile source => q{ use alienfile ... };

Except for the second abbreviated form sets the line number before feeding the source into Alien::Build so that you will get diagnostics with the correct line numbers.

source

The source for the alienfile as a string. You must specify one of "source" or "filename".

filename

The filename for the alienfile. You must specify one of "source" or "filename".

root

The build root.

stage

The staging area for the build.

prefix

The install prefix for the build.

alienfile_ok

 my $build = alienfile_ok;
 my $build = alienfile_ok q{ use alienfile ... };
 my $build = alienfile_ok filename => 'alienfile';
 my $build = alienfile_ok $build;

Same as "alienfile" above, except that it runs as a test, and will not throw an exception on failure (it will return undef instead).

[version 1.49]

As of version 1.49 you can also pass in an already formed instance of Alien::Build. This allows you to do something like this:

 subtest 'a subtest' => sub {
   my $build = alienfile q{ use alienfile; ... };
   alienfile_skip_if_missing_prereqs; # skip if alienfile prereqs are missing
   alienfile_ok $build;  # delayed pass/fail for the compile of alienfile
 };

alienfile_skip_if_missing_prereqs

 alienfile_skip_if_missing_prereqs;
 alienfile_skip_if_missing_prereqs $phase;

Skips the test or subtest if the prereqs for the alienfile are missing. If $phase is not given, then either "share" or "system" will be detected.

alien_install_type_is

 alien_install_type_is $type;
 alien_install_type_is $type, $name;

Simple test to see if the install type is what you expect. $type should be one of "system" or "share".

alien_download_ok

 my $file = alien_download_ok;
 my $file = alien_download_ok $name;

Makes a download attempt and test that a file or directory results. Returns the file or directory if successful. Returns "undef" otherwise.

alien_extract_ok

 my $dir = alien_extract_ok;
 my $dir = alien_extract_ok $archive;
 my $dir = alien_extract_ok $archive, $name;
 my $dir = alien_extract_ok undef, $name;

Makes an extraction attempt and test that a directory results. Returns the directory if successful. Returns "undef" otherwise.

alien_build_ok

 my $alien = alien_build_ok;
 my $alien = alien_build_ok $name;
 my $alien = alien_build_ok { class => $class };
 my $alien = alien_build_ok { class => $class }, $name;

Runs the download and build stages. Passes if the build succeeds. Returns an instance of Alien::Base which can be passed into "alien_ok" from Test::Alien. Returns "undef" if the test fails.

Options

class

The base class to use for your alien. This is Alien::Base by default. Should be a subclass of Alien::Base, or at least adhere to its API.

alien_build_clean

 alien_build_clean;

Removes all files with the current build, except for the runtime prefix. This helps test that the final install won't depend on the build files.

alien_clean_install

 alien_clean_install;

Runs "$build->clean_install", and verifies it did not crash.

alien_checkpoint_ok

 alien_checkpoint_ok;
 alien_checkpoint_ok $test_name;

Test the checkpoint of a build.

alien_resume_ok

 alien_resume_ok;
 alien_resume_ok $test_name;

Test a resume a checkpointed build.

alien_rc

 alien_rc $code;

Creates "rc.pl" file in a temp directory and sets ALIEN_BUILD_RC. Useful for testing plugins that should be called from "~/.alienbuild/rc.pl". Note that because of the nature of how the "~/.alienbuild/rc.pl" file works, you can only use this once!

alien_subtest

 alien_subtest $test_name => sub {
   ...
 };

Clear the build object and clear the build object before and after the subtest.