---
name: "mymeta-cpanfile"
section: "1p"
platform: "linux"
package: "libmodule-cpanfile-perl"
version: "1.1004-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mymeta-cpanfile"
---

# mymeta-cpanfile(1p)

Dump cpanfile out of (MY)META files

## NAME

mymeta-cpanfile - Dump cpanfile out of (MY)META files

## SYNOPSIS

```
  perl Makefile.PL # or Build.PL
  mymeta-cpanfile
  # Skip configures phase and suggests type
  mymeta-cpanfile --no-configure --no-suggests
  # Include empty blcok for phases without prereqs
  mymeta-cpanfile --include-empty
```

## DESCRIPTION

This script reads prereqs metadata from MYMETA files in the current directory and prints `"cpanfile"` that represents the prereqs. Useful when you want to migrate to using cpanfile from existing `"Makefile.PL"` or `"Build.PL"` with dependency specification.

This script is distributed with Module::CPANfile since version 0.9021.

## OPTIONS

- \--configure, --build, --test, --runtime, --develop

  Specify the phase to include/exclude. Defaults to include all phases, but you can exclude some phases by specifying the options with `"--no-"` prefix, like `"--no-configure"`.

- \--requires, --recommends, --suggests, --conflicts

  Specify the type to include/exclude. Defaults to include all types, but you can exclude some types by specifying the options with `"--no-"` prefix, like `"--no-conflicts"`.

- \--include-empty

  By default, phases without any prereqs are not dumped, By giving this option, cpanfile will have an empty block such as:

  ```
    on test => sub {
    };
  ```

  Defaults to false.

## AUTHOR

Tatsuhiko Miyagawa

## SEE ALSO

Module::CPANfile cpanfile App::mymeta\_requires