---
name: "Path::IsDev::Heuristic::DevDirMarker"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-path-isdev"
version: "1.001003-10"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Path::IsDev::Heuristic::DevDirMarker"
---

# Path::IsDev::Heuristic::DevDirMarker(3pm)

Determine if a path contains a .devdir file

## NAME

Path::IsDev::Heuristic::DevDirMarker - Determine if a path contains a .devdir file

## VERSION

version 1.001003

## DESCRIPTION

This Heuristic is a workaround that is likely viable in the event none of the other Heuristics work.

All this heuristic checks for is the presence of a special file called `".devdir"`, which is intended as an explicit notation that "This directory is a project root".

An example case where you might need such a Heuristic, is the scenario where you're not working with a Perl `"CPAN"` dist, but are instead working on a project in a different language, where Perl is simply there for build/test purposes.

## METHODS

### "files"

Matches files named:

```
    .devdir
```

### "matches"

Matches if any of the files in `"files"` exist as children of the `"path"`

## AUTHOR

Kent Fredric \<kentnl@cpan.org\>

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2017 by Kent Fredric \<kentfredric@gmail.com\>.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.