# README

This is the `README` file for the `Amazon-API` project. This
page is for maintainers and those wanting to hack on the project. If
all you want to do is install the Perl module you can download the
[`Amazon::API`](https://metacpan.org/pod/Amazon::API) module
from CPAN.

# Requirements for Building

## Binaries

* `make`
* `git`
* `gcc`

## Libraries

Libraries needed to build certain Perl module dependencies:

### Debian

* libssl3, libssl-dev
* libexpat1
* zlib1g, zlib1g-dev

## RedHat

* openssl-libs, oppenssl-devl
* expat, expat-devl
* zlib, zlib-devl

## Perl Modules (Required)

* `CPAN::Maker` >= 2.0.1
* `Markdown::Render`
* `CPAN::Maker::Bootstrapper` >= 2.0.3
* `Module::ScanDeps::Static`
* `Pod::Markdown`
* `Pod::HTML2Pod`
* `List::MoreUtils`
* `JSON::XS`
+ ...and possibly others

## Perl Modules (Optional)

* `Perl::Tidy`
* `Perl::Critic`

> If you don't have or want to install `Perl::Tidy` or `Perl::Critic`
> set LINT=off when running make

```
make LINT=off
```

# Building the CPAN Distribution

```
git clone https://github.com/rlauer6/Amazon-API.git
cd Amazon-API
make
```

# Author

Rob Lauer  <rclauer@gmail.com>