ExtUtils::MM\_Darwin(3pm) Perl Programmers Reference Guide ExtUtils::MM\_Darwin(3pm)

# [NAME](#NAME)

ExtUtils::MM\_Darwin - special behaviors for OS X

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

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    For internal MakeMaker use only
```

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

See ExtUtils::MM\_Unix or ExtUtils::MM\_Any for documentation on the methods overridden here.

## [Overridden Methods](#Overridden_Methods)

*init\_dist*

Turn off Apple tar's tendency to copy resource forks as ".\_foo" files.

2026-10-27 perl v5.44.0

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Document: ExtUtils::MM_Darwin(3pm) from perl 5.44.0-r4 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/Perl/perl5.git