use ExtUtils::MakeMaker; $module = 'lib/File/Binary.pm'; %depends = ( 'IO::Scalar' => 0, 'Test::More' => 0, ); # the contents of the Makefile that is written. WriteMakefile( 'NAME' => 'File::Binary', 'VERSION_FROM' => 'lib/File/Binary.pm', # finds $VERSION 'PREREQ_PM' => \%depends, 'AUTHOR' => 'Simon Wistow ', ) if $0 =~ m/makefile.pl/i; sub MY::postamble { return < README dist: README EOF } 1;