zef
The facts below are what the maker publishes about zef, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From zef's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Raku module management; upgrades are marked beta |
The facts
Each one read from zef's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Build and test
- The CLI includes commands to build and test distributions.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Dependency resolution
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Installation targets
- Modules can be installed to site, home, vendor, perl, or a custom location.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Install modules
- The install command accepts module identities, local paths, and URLs.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Install safety
- During installation, requested distributions are installed only after all phases complete successfully, unless forced.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository links an Artistic-2.0 license.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Package formats
- Raku distributions; Git repositories; tar.gz archives; local pathschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Plugin configuration
- Configuration supports repository, fetcher, extractor, builder, tester, and reporter plugins.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Proxy support
- The README says all default fetching plugins support proxies, with settings depending on the backend program.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- zef is a tool for Raku module management.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Repositories
- By default, search uses the Fez and REA ecosystem repository backends.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Search and inspect
- zef can search for distributions and show distribution metadata and dependencies.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Setup
- The README documents manual installation with Raku and installation through Rakubrew.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Upgrade status
- The README marks upgrading distributions as beta.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
