From c9514507024cbb951074944743322d81a09736f4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: wiz <wiz@pkgsrc.org>
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:26:34 +0000
Subject: Describe what to do with Makefile.PL. From Silas Silva in PR 46981.

---
 doc/guide/files/build.xml | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

(limited to 'doc/guide/files')

diff --git a/doc/guide/files/build.xml b/doc/guide/files/build.xml
index df1d3d70325..17015325c52 100644
--- a/doc/guide/files/build.xml
+++ b/doc/guide/files/build.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $NetBSD: build.xml,v 1.63 2011/08/04 13:50:07 kano Exp $ -->
+<!-- $NetBSD: build.xml,v 1.64 2012/09/19 15:26:34 wiz Exp $ -->
 
 <chapter id="build">
   <title>The build process</title>
@@ -590,6 +590,13 @@ ${FETCH_CMD} ${FETCH_BEFORE_ARGS} ${site}${file} ${FETCH_AFTER_ARGS}
     <varname>CONFIGURE_ARGS</varname> may all be changed by the
     package.</para>
 
+    <para>If the program uses the Perl way of configuration (mainly Perl
+    modules, but not only), i.e. a file called
+    <filename>Makefile.PL</filename>, it should include
+    <filename>../../lang/perl5/module.mk</filename>. To set any parameter for
+    <filename>Makefile.PL</filename> use the <varname>MAKE_PARAMS</varname>
+    variable (e.g., <literal>MAKE_PARAMS+=foo=bar</literal></para>
+
     <para>If the program uses an <filename>Imakefile</filename>
     for configuration, the appropriate steps can be invoked by
     setting <varname>USE_IMAKE</varname> to
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