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authorJarkko Hietaniemi <jhi@iki.fi>2001-05-05 18:16:00 +0000
committerJarkko Hietaniemi <jhi@iki.fi>2001-05-05 18:16:00 +0000
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Updates on the pods related to the modules included since 5.6.
TODO: perltodo really could use major updating. p4raw-id: //depot/perl@9998
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@@ -464,7 +464,8 @@ parser.
If you are serious about writing a parser, there are a number of
modules or oddities that will make your life a lot easier. There are
the CPAN modules Parse::RecDescent, Parse::Yapp, and Text::Balanced;
-and the byacc program.
+and the byacc program. Starting from perl 5.8 the Text::Balanced
+is part of the standard distribution.
One simple destructive, inside-out approach that you might try is to
pull out the smallest nesting parts one at a time:
@@ -1780,7 +1781,8 @@ respectively.
For some specific applications, you can use one of the DBM modules.
See L<AnyDBM_File>. More generically, you should consult the FreezeThaw,
-Storable, or Class::Eroot modules from CPAN. Here's one example using
+Storable, or Class::Eroot modules from CPAN. Starting from Perl 5.8
+Storable is part of the standard distribution. Here's one example using
Storable's C<store> and C<retrieve> functions:
use Storable;