Test-YAML-Meta
==============

NOTICE

Please note that this distribution has now been replaced by Test-CPAN-Meta-YAML.

WARNING

This distribution will be retired at the end of 2015. Please replace your 
references to this module with L<Test::CPAN::Meta::YAML>.

DESCRIPTION

Validation of the META.yml file in a distribution.

This module was written to ensure that a META.yml file, provided with a 
standard distribution uploaded to CPAN, meets the specifications that slowly 
being introduced to module uploads, via the use of ExtUtils::MakeMaker,
Module::Build and Module::Install.

Current CPAN META Specification, 2.0, was finally approved in April 2010, 
which forms the basis for the contents of a META.json file. The full 
specification is now included with the CPAN-Meta distribution.

http://search.cpan.org/perldoc?CPAN::Meta

Note that v2.0 of the current specification, requires JSON as the Metadata
file format. As such, this distribution only supports up to v1.4.

DEPENDENCIES

The distribution requires the following modules:

  Test::CPAN::Meta::YAML

For testing purposes, the following modules are required:

  IO::File
  Test::More

For testing purposes, the following modules are desireable, but not essential:

  Test::CPAN::Meta
  Test::CPAN::Meta::JSON
  Test::Pod
  Test::Pod::Coverage

INSTALLATION

To install this module type the following:

 perl Makefile.PL
 make
 make test
 make install

For more detailed installation instructions, see INSTALL.

USAGE

Read the pod documentation in the distrubtion files.

CHANGES

For a complete list of changes, see the Changes file.

SUPPORT

There are no known bugs at the time of this release. However, if you spot a
bug or are experiencing difficulties that are not explained within the POD
documentation, please send an email to barbie@cpan.org or submit a bug to the
RT system (http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=Test-YAML-Meta). 
However, it would help greatly if you are able to pinpoint problems or even 
supply a patch. 

Fixes are dependent upon their severity and my availability. Should a fix not
be forthcoming, please feel free to (politely) remind me.

AUTHOR

Barbie <barbie@cpan.org>
for Miss Barbell Productions http://www.missbarbell.co.uk.

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

  Copyright (C) 2007-2015 Barbie for Miss Barbell Productions

  This distribution is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  modify it under the Artistic Licence v2.