From the documentation for ExtUtils::MakeMaker

How To Write A Makefile.PL

The short answer is: Don't.

        Always begin with h2xs.
        Always begin with h2xs!
        ALWAYS BEGIN WITH H2XS!

even if you're not building around a header file, and even if you don't have an XS component.

h2xs -XA -n Sample::Module

Makemaker suggests we use h2xs to make the starter files

-XA for pure perl modules with no XS components

-n to give the name of the module

It will create a directory called ./Sample/Module with five files

But those files have several annoying features

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