A few times in the past, I wanted to find perl 5 CPAN distributions that only had a Module-Build-based Build.PL file and not a fallback Makefile.PL file. Yesterday, after some trial and error, I was able to formulate Yahoo Search query, to do just that.

Here it is - the shortened URL with a hyperlink to the full one:

http://xrl.us/bezbkx - Yahoo Search to find Build.PL only distributions

It works by looking for specific phrases in the /dist pages, looking for "Build.PL" and specifically excluding "Makefile.PL". I hereby place this URL and whatever associated techniques under CC0 / Public Domain. Enjoy!