use ExtUtils::MakeMaker; my $a = prompt("You should run Makefile.YBFOD instead. OK?", "y"); unless ($a =~ /^n/i) { system "perl Makefile.YBFOD" and die $!; exit; } WriteMakefile( 'NAME' => 'Acme::YBFOD', 'VERSION' => '0.11', 'PREREQ_PM' => {Acme::Buffy => 1.2}, );