NAME

Parrot::Distribution - Parrot Distribution Directory

SYNOPSIS

    use Parrot::Distribution;
    $dist = Parrot::Distribution->new();

DESCRIPTION

Parrot::Distribution knows all kinds of stuff about the contents of the distribution.

This is a subclass of Parrot::Docs::Directory so that it can be used to build the HTML docs. There may come a time when it is necessary to make file_class() and directory_class() dynamic so that different file methods can be used depending on the circumstances.

Class Methods

new(): Searches up the file system tree from the current working directory looking for the distribution directory, and returns it if it finds it. The search is only performed once.; The criterion is that there should be a README file beginning with the words "This is Parrot" in the directory.; Raises an exception if the distribution root is not found.

Instance Methods

c_source_file_directories(): Returns the directories which contain C source files.; This is not really a complete list, for example icu is ignored.
c_source_file_with_name($name): Returns the C source file with the specified name.
c_header_file_directories(): Returns the directories which contain C header files.; Currently only include/parrot.
c_header_file_with_name($name): Returns the C header file with the specified name.
file_for_perl_module($module): Returns the Perl module file for the specified module.
docs_directory(): Returns the documentation directory.
html_docs_directory(): Returns the HTML documentation directory.
delete_html_docs(): Deletes the HTML documentation directory.
gen_manifest_skip: Query the svn:ignore property and generate the lines for MANIFEST.SKIP.

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