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<h4 class="subsection">4.11.6 CPAN</h4>
<p><a name="index-buildbot_002eprocess_002efactory_002eCPAN-75"></a>
Most Perl modules available from the <a href="http://www.cpan.org/">CPAN</a>
archive use the <code>MakeMaker</code> module to provide configuration,
build, and test services. The standard build routine for these modules
looks like:
<pre class="example"> % perl Makefile.PL
% make
% make test
# make install
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<p>(except again Buildbot skips the install step)
<p>Buildbot provides a <code>CPAN</code> factory to compile and test these
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<p>Arguments:
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<dt><code>source</code><dd>(required): A step specification tuple, like that used by GNUAutoconf.
<br><dt><code>perl</code><dd>A string which specifies the <code>perl</code> executable to use. Defaults
to just <code>perl</code>.
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