How can I write a makefile for a custom bash command with a Perl library

I wrote a bash command that uses an extensive perl module library. I know that I can install a custom bash command in usr/bin simply enough, but I have never had dependencies for a command before.

My makefile, for better or worse, looks like this

install:
    cp program.pl /usr/bin/program -f -v
    chmod +x /usr/bin/program -v

it's short, but I don't really need to compile anything. program.pl is a short perl script that uses Getopt::Long to interact with the module. I have been installing the module separately using MakeMaker as documented here.

my file structure feels a bit overkill for how simple the command should be, but due to how MakeMaker works, it ended up like this

program/
    program.pl
    makefile
    perl/
        Makefile.PL
        MANIFEST
        lib/
            Program/
                Package01.pm
                Package02.pm
                Package03.pm

and, instead of running a recursive make in the root directory, I have been running make in both places, which I know isn't right (while also being annoying).

I see that all these modules just wind up in /usr/local/share/perl/5.34.0/Program but I'd rather it be a little more portable than putting it there myself in my root makefile. What is the correct way to do this? I would like to make this command public eventually and I don't want to mess up an install

Solution

It sounds like program.pl and Program::PackageXX.pm are a bundle.

If so, you should Perl's installer to install not just the modules but the script.

Makefile.PL
MANIFEST
bin/
   program.pl
lib/
   App/
      Program.pm
      Program/01.pm
      Program/02.pm
      Program/03.pm

Makefile.PL:

#!perl

use strict;
use warnings

use ExtUtils::MakeMaker;
 
WriteMakefile(
   NAME          => 'App::Program',
   VERSION_FROM  => 'lib/App/Program.pm',
   ABSTRACT_FROM => 'lib/App/Program.pm',
   AUTHOR        => 'Name E<lt>name[at]cpan.orgE<gt>',
   PREREQ_PM     => { ... },
   EXE_FILES     => [ 'bin/program.pl' ],
   ...,
);

(App::... is the preferred namespace for such things.)

Then, simply install the distro as normal.

perl Makefile.PL
make test
make install

This will install the script in the dir given by

perl -V:installsitescript

It should already be in your PATH. If not, add it.