[Catalyst] Using other Modules

[Adeola Awoyemi]

Sven Eppler wrote:
> So i'm asking for a way, i can tell "i need module X" so that perl can
> complain about it at apllication-start-time if it's not intalled but not
> carry the entire exported module stuff throughout my entire app if i only
> need it in one special place?

Hi Sven,

Add it to your Makefile.PL file to the list in the requires() directive:

requires(
   ...
   Crypt::PassGen => 0, # get the latest version
   );


This is the normal way of saying that an app needs a module when installing.

Hope this helps.

Adeola.

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