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+#
+# This is for perl modules that use the new Build.PL build system
+#
+inherit cpan-base perlnative
+
+EXTRA_CPAN_BUILD_FLAGS ?= ""
+
+# Env var which tells perl if it should use host (no) or target (yes) settings
+export PERLCONFIGTARGET = "${@is_target(d)}"
+export PERL_ARCHLIB = "${STAGING_LIBDIR}${PERL_OWN_DIR}/perl/${@get_perl_version(d)}"
+export LD = "${CCLD}"
+
+cpan_build_do_configure () {
+	if [ "${@is_target(d)}" = "yes" ]; then
+		# build for target
+		. ${STAGING_LIBDIR}/perl/config.sh
+	fi
+
+	perl Build.PL --installdirs vendor \
+				--destdir ${D} \
+				--install_path arch="${libdir}/perl" \
+				--install_path script=${bindir} \
+				--install_path bin=${bindir} \
+				--install_path bindoc=${mandir}/man1 \
+				--install_path libdoc=${mandir}/man3 \
+                                ${EXTRA_CPAN_BUILD_FLAGS}
+}
+
+cpan_build_do_compile () {
+        perl Build
+}
+
+cpan_build_do_install () {
+	perl Build install
+}
+
+EXPORT_FUNCTIONS do_configure do_compile do_install