AutoSplit(3)

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       AutoSplit - split a package for autoloading

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        perl -e 'use AutoSplit; autosplit_lib_modules(@ARGV)' ...

        use AutoSplit; autosplit($file, $dir, $keep, $check, $modtime);

       for perl versions 5.002 and later:

        perl -MAutoSplit -e 'autosplit($ARGV[0], $ARGV[1], $k, $chk, $modtime)' ...

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       This function will split up your program into files that
       the AutoLoader module can handle. It is used by both the
       standard perl libraries and by the MakeMaker utility, to
       automatically configure libraries for autoloading.

       The autosplit interface splits the specified file into a
       hierarchy rooted at the directory $dir. It creates
       directories as needed to reflect class hierarchy, and
       creates the file autosplit.ix. This file acts as both
       forward declaration of all package routines, and as
       timestamp for the last update of the hierarchy.

       The remaining three arguments to autosplit govern other
       options to the autosplitter. If the third argument, $keep,
       is false, then any pre-existing *.al files in the autoload
       directory are removed if they are no longer part of the
       module (obsoleted functions). The fourth argument, $check,
       instructs autosplit to check the module currently being
       split to ensure that it does include a use specification
       for the AutoLoader module, and skips the module if
       AutoLoader is not detected. Lastly, the $modtime argument
       specifies that autosplit is to check the modification time
       of the module against that of the autosplit.ix file, and
       only split the module if it is newer.

       Typical use of AutoSplit in the perl MakeMaker utility is
       via the command-line with:

        perl -e 'use AutoSplit; autosplit($ARGV[0], $ARGV[1], 0, 1, 1)'

       Defined as a Make macro, it is invoked with file and
       directory arguments; autosplit will split the specified
       file into the specified directory and delete obsolete .al
       files, after checking first that the module does use the
       AutoLoader, and ensuring that the module is not already
       currently split in its current form (the modtime test).

       The autosplit_lib_modules form is used in the building of
       perl. It takes as input a list of files (modules) that are
       assumed to reside in a directory lliibb relative to the

       current directory. Each file is sent to the autosplitter
       one at a time, to be split into the directory lliibb//aauuttoo.

       In both usages of the autosplitter, only subroutines
       defined following the perl special marker __END__ are
       split out into separate files. Some routines may be placed
       prior to this marker to force their immediate loading and
       parsing.

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       Currently, AutoSplit cannot handle multiple package
       specifications within one file.

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       AutoSplit will inform the user if it is necessary to
       create the top-level directory specified in the
       invocation. It is preferred that the script or
       installation process that invokes AutoSplit have created
       the full directory path ahead of time. This warning may
       indicate that the module is being split into an incorrect
       path.

       AutoSplit will warn the user of all subroutines whose name
       causes potential file naming conflicts on machines with
       drastically limited (8 characters or less) file name
       length. Since the subroutine name is used as the file
       name, these warnings can aid in portability to such
       systems.

       Warnings are issued and the file skipped if AutoSplit
       cannot locate either the __END__ marker or a "package
       Name;"-style specification.

       AutoSplit will also emit general diagnostics for inability
       to create directories or files.