NAME

       Module::Install::AutoLicense - A Module::Install extension to automagically generate LICENSE files

SYNOPSIS

         # In Makefile.PL

         use inc::Module::Install;
         author 'Vestan Pants';
         license 'perl';
         auto_license;

       An appropriate "LICENSE" file will be generated for your distribution.

DESCRIPTION

       Module::Install::AutoLicense is a Module::Install extension that generates a "LICENSE" file automatically
       whenever the author runs "Makefile.PL". On the user side it does nothing.

       When "make distclean" is invoked by the author, the "LICENSE" is removed.

       The appropriate license to determined from the meta provided with the "license" command and the holder of
       the license from the "author" command.

       Software::License is used to generate the "LICENSE" file.

COMMANDS

       This plugin adds the following Module::Install command:

       "auto_license"
           Does  nothing on the user-side. On the author-side it will generate a "LICENSE" file according to the
           previously supplied "license" command. The "holder" of the license is determined  from  the  "author"
           meta or may be specified using the "holder" parameter.

             auto_license( holder => 'Vestan Pants and Ivor Biggun' );

           It  is  important  to note that the "auto_license" must follow "author" and "license" commands in the
           "Makefile.PL" ( as demonstrated in the SYNOPSIS above ), otherwise the meta  these  commands  provide
           will be unavailable to "auto_license".  Call it a feature.

AUTHOR

       Chris "BinGOs" Williams

LICENSE

       Copyright © Chris Williams

       This  module  may  be used, modified, and distributed under the same terms as Perl itself. Please see the
       license that came with your Perl distribution for details.

SEE ALSO

       Module::Install

       Software::License

perl v5.36.0                                       2022-11-30                  Module::Install::AutoLicense(3pm)