README.dzil

I am using Dist::Zilla (http://dzil.org/) for managing my perl modules. 
If you're a developer and you want to add a new seqfetcher or pre or post processor
then these notes mightbe useful if you want to use dzil.

Start by installing Dist::Zilla

      > perl -MCPAN -e shell
 cpan > install Dist::Zilla

It has quite a few dependencies so it might take a while...

You will also need a few dzil plugins:

 cpan> install Dist::Zilla::Plugin::AutoPrereqs
 cpan> install Dist::Zilla::Plugin::Git::NextVersion
 cpan> install Dist::Zilla::Plugin::ModuleBuild
 cpan> install Dist::Zilla::Plugin::PkgVersion
 cpan> install Dist::Zilla::Plugin::PodWeaver
 cpan> install Dist::Zilla::PluginBundle::Classic
 cpan> install Dist::Zilla::PluginBundle::Git


As a normal user, not root, run 

 dzil setup

Include your PAUSE account details if you wish to release your modules to CPAN. 

This will create ~/.dzil/config.ini

To create a new module, you just have to do 

 dzil new My::Module

By default, this will create an extremely basic skeleton module containing files
 My-Module/lib/My/Module.pm 
 My-Module/dist.ini

Dzil allows you to define different 'minting profiles' that define the skeleton.
If the modules you write fall into particular categories, each requiring their 
own boilerplate, you can define a miniting profile for each one.