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+# generate the pod as both a clone-dir step, and a makefile distdir step
+my $ver = Meta->version;
+
+print "Regenerating Optional/Dependencies.pod\n";
+require DBIx::Class::Optional::Dependencies;
+DBIx::Class::Optional::Dependencies->_gen_pod ($ver);
+
+postamble <<"EOP";
+
+.PHONY: dbic_clonedir_gen_optdeps_pod
+
+create_distdir : dbic_clonedir_gen_optdeps_pod
+
+dbic_clonedir_gen_optdeps_pod :
+\t\$(ABSPERL) -Ilib -MDBIx::Class::Optional::Dependencies -e 'DBIx::Class::Optional::Dependencies->_gen_pod($ver)'
+
+EOP
+
+
+# keep the Makefile.PL eval happy
+1;