ex::lib::zip version 0.04

An extension to let you C<use> things direct from zip files direct. No temporary files. No subprocesses.

For example

use ex::lib::zip 'library.zip'; # A zip file that contains a file Foo.pm use Foo; # And perl will get Foo.pm from library.zip.

Yes, you can use the <DATA> filehandle from modules inside the zip. Your data will be uncompressed.

Yes, you can use SelfLoader inside the zip.

Yes, you can use AutoLoader inside the zip, provided you zip up the auto/... tree

Yes, you can even put the zip file in your script, to package your modules with your script in one file. Like this

BEGIN {
eval "use ex::lib::zip q($0)";
}
use Foo;
__END__
... your zip containing Foo.pm (etc) goes here.

(although, of course, your target perl will need this module installed already)

INSTALLATION

To install this module type the following:

perl Makefile.PL
make
make test
make install

DEPENDENCIES

This module requires these other modules and libraries:

PerlIO::gzip
PerlIO::subfile
perl 5.7.1

You can rebuild the test zips with the perl script make-zips.pl

COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE

You may distribute this work under the terms of either the GNU General Public License or the Artistic License, as specified in perl's README file.