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.IX Title "Dist::Zilla::Util::AuthorDeps 3"
.TH Dist::Zilla::Util::AuthorDeps 3 2026-09-27 "perl v5.44.0" "User Contributed Perl Documentation"
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.SH NAME
Dist::Zilla::Util::AuthorDeps \- Utils for listing your distribution\*(Aqs author dependencies
.SH VERSION
.IX Header "VERSION"
version 6.040
.SH "PERL VERSION"
.IX Header "PERL VERSION"
This module should work on any version of perl still receiving updates from
the Perl 5 Porters.  This means it should work on any version of perl
released in the last two to three years.  (That is, if the most recently
released version is v5.40, then this module should work on both v5.40 and
v5.38.)
.PP
Although it may work on older versions of perl, no guarantee is made that the
minimum required version will not be increased.  The version may be increased
for any reason, and there is no promise that patches will be accepted to
lower the minimum required perl.
.SH FUNCTIONS
.IX Header "FUNCTIONS"
.SS extract_author_deps
.IX Subsection "extract_author_deps"
.Vb 1
\&  my $prereqs = extract_author_deps($dist_root, $missing_only);
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.PP
This returns a reference to an array in the form:
.PP
.Vb 5
\&  [
\&    { $module1 => $ver1 },
\&    { $module2 => $ver2 },
\&    ...
\&  ]
.Ve
.PP
Each entry is one of the likely author dependencies for the distribution at the
root path \f(CW$dist_root\fR.  If \f(CW$missing_only\fR is true, then prereqs that appear
to be available under the running perl will not be included.
.PP
\&\fIThis function is not really meant to be reliable.\fR  It was undocumented and
subject to change at any time, but some downstream libraries chose to use it
anyway.  I may provide a replacement, at some point, at which point this method
will be deprecated and begin issuing a warning.  I have documented this method
only to provide this warning!
.SS format_author_deps
.IX Subsection "format_author_deps"
.Vb 1
\&  my $string = format_author_deps($prereqs, $include_versions);
.Ve
.PP
Given a reference to an array in the format returned by \f(CW\*(C`extract_author_deps\*(C'\fR,
this returns a string in the form:
.PP
.Vb 3
\&  Module::One
\&  Module::Two
\&  Module::Three
.Ve
.PP
or, if \f(CW$include_versions\fR is true:
.PP
.Vb 3
\&  Module::One = 1.00
\&  Module::Two = 1.23
\&  Module::Three = 8.910213
.Ve
.PP
\&\fIThis function is not really meant to be reliable.\fR  It was undocumented and
subject to change at any time, but some downstream libraries chose to use it
anyway.  I may provide a replacement, at some point, at which point this method
will be deprecated and begin issuing a warning.  I have documented this method
only to provide this warning!
.SH AUTHOR
.IX Header "AUTHOR"
Ricardo SIGNES 😏 <cpan@semiotic.systems>
.SH "COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE"
.IX Header "COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE"
This software is copyright (c) 2026 by Ricardo SIGNES.
.PP
This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.