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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 50a7084fec..ccb87c9443 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -1894,12 +1894,20 @@ parameter. @defvr {Scheme Variable} perl-build-system This variable is exported by @code{(guix build-system perl)}. It -implements the standard build procedure for Perl packages, which -consists in running @code{perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/gnu/store/@dots{}}, -followed by @code{make} and @code{make install}. - -The initial @code{perl Makefile.PL} invocation passes flags specified by -the @code{#:make-maker-flags} parameter. +implements the standard build procedure for Perl packages, which either +consists in running @code{perl Build.PL --prefix=/gnu/store/@dots{}}, +followed by @code{Build} and @code{Build install}; or in running +@code{perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/gnu/store/@dots{}}, followed by +@code{make} and @code{make install}; depending on which of +@code{Build.PL} or @code{Makefile.PL} is present in the package +distribution. Preference is given to the former if both @code{Build.PL} +and @code{Makefile.PL} exist in the package distribution. This +preference can be reversed by specifying @code{#t} for the +@code{#:make-maker?} parameter. + +The initial @code{perl Makefile.PL} or @code{perl Build.PL} invocation +passes flags specified by the @code{#:make-maker-flags} or +@code{#:module-build-flags} parameter, respectively. Which Perl package is used can be specified with @code{#:perl}. @end defvr |