Module::Install::RTx(3) RT extension installer

SYNOPSIS

In the Makefile.PL of the "RT-Extension-Example" module:


use inc::Module::Install;
RTx 'RT-Extension-Example';
requires_rt '4.2.0';
rt_too_new '4.4.0';
WriteAll();

DESCRIPTION

This Module::Install extension implements several functions for installing RT extensions:

RTx 'extension name'

This function arranges for the following directories to be installed, if they exist (assuming "RTx('RT-Extension-Example')"): 

    ./bin    => $RT::LocalPluginPath/RT-Extension-Example/bin
    ./etc    => $RT::LocalPluginPath/RT-Extension-Example/etc
    ./html   => $RT::LocalPluginPath/RT-Extension-Example/html
    ./lib    => $RT::LocalPluginPath/RT-Extension-Example/lib
    ./po     => $RT::LocalPluginPath/RT-Extension-Example/po
    ./sbin   => $RT::LocalPluginPath/RT-Extension-Example/sbin
    ./static => $RT::LocalPluginPath/RT-Extension-Example/static
    ./var    => $RT::LocalPluginPath/RT-Extension-Example/var

Accepts an optional argument hashref after the extension name with two possible keys

deprecated_rt

    If set to a true value, skips the enforced RT-4.0.0 minimum version check
    You should set a perl_version if using this option and requires_rt(), because requires_rt
    only handles figuring our what perl you need if you're on RT 4.0.0 or higher.

no_readme_generation

    If set to a true value, will not call readme_from on the extension's primary perl module.

requires_rt version

Takes one argument, a valid RT version. If an attempt is made to install on an RT than that version, it will die before Makefile creation.

requires_rt_plugin RT::Extension::Example [, version]

Ensures that the given RT extension (and optional version) is installed in the target RT instance; "requires" cannot be used because RT extensions are not in @INC.

rt_too_new version [, message]

Takes one argument, a valid RT version, and prevents this module from being installed on any version of RT equal to or newer than that. Useful if a particular release of an extension only works on 4.0.x but not 4.2.x.

Takes an optional second argument which allows you to specify a custom error message. This message is passed to sprintf with two string arguments, the current RT version and the version you specify.

CAVEATS

  • Us the full name when calling RTx method in Makefile.PL; while "RTx('Foo')" was once supported, it is no longer.

ENVIRONMENT

RTHOME
Path to the RT installation that contains a valid lib/RT.pm.

EXAMPLES

To install an extension which makes use of this installer: 

    perl Makefile.PL RTHOME=/opt/rt4

This will install all subdirs into the $RT::LocalPluginPath dir as configured in RT::Generated.

To install an extension into the (vendor) plugin path: 

    perl Makefile.PL RTHOME=/opt/rt4 INSTALLDIRS=vendor

This will install all subdirs into the $RT::PluginPath which is specifically meant for plugins that are installed through other packaging utils like APT or RPM.

AUTHORS

Best Practical Solutions

(Originally) Audrey Tang <[email protected]>

COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2003, 2004, 2007 by Audrey Tang <[email protected]>. Copyright 2008-2014 Best Practical Solutions

This software is released under the MIT license cited below.

The MIT License

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