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    * **Build Distribution**

            gmake veryclean                         # clear out all the extra junk
            perl Makefile.PL                        # create a new makefile
            gmake                                   # copy the library to ./blib/lib...
            gmake distcheck                         # check for new or removed files
            gmake manifest                          # if this steps adds or deletes incorrectly, please fix MANIFEST.SKIP ; MANIFEST is auto-generated
            gmake disttest                          # optional, if you want to verify that make test will work for the CPAN audience
            set MODULE_SIGNATURE_AUTHOR=XXXXXXXX    # choose the correct gpg signing key
            set MM_SIGN_DIST=1                      # enable signatures for build
            set TEST_SIGNATURE=1                    # verify signatures during `disttest`
            perl Makefile.PL && gmake distauthtest  # recreate Makefile and re-run distribution test with signing & test-signature turned on
            set TEST_SIGNATURE=                     # clear signature verification during `disttest`
            gmake dist                              # actually make the tarball
            gmake veryclean                         # clean out this directory
            set MM_SIGN_DIST=                       # clear signatures after build

    * **svn:** final commit of the development branch