Alien::Base 0.020 Released to CPAN

[Graham Ollis]

Alien::Base 0.020 has been released to CPAN

New features include:

• Frequently Asked Questions document added at Alien::Base::FAQ
  
• Includes information on how to do non-obvious things like author packages without pkg-config or autoconf support
• Helpers for source code builds
  
• Examples of how to implement helpers are in Alien::patch and Alien::gmake

New bug fixes include:

• Fixed a bug where alien_provides_cflags and alien_provides_libs was not being honored when using system provided libraries

In addition it pleases me to announce that the Alien::Base now has a home on IRC on irc.perl.org at #native .  It is intended to discuss the use of Alien::Base and FFI based modules, so feel free to join in with your questions.

If you have any questions, concerns, or even better patches, please feel free to contact the Alien::Base team via this mailing list, the IRC and the GitHub issue tracker:

https://github.com/Perl5-Alien/Alien-Base/issues

Thank you and Happy Birthday Sir Patrick Stewart: "Make It So"

Graham