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author | Charles Bailey <bailey@newman.upenn.edu> | 2000-01-20 00:25:30 +0000 |
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committer | bailey <bailey@newman.upenn.edu> | 2000-01-20 00:25:30 +0000 |
commit | 146174a91a192983720a158796dc066226ad0e55 (patch) | |
tree | 6e7f2035aae6d864035ea40ad9821bab4d0bad93 /pod/perlmodlib.pod | |
parent | c529f79d594c53d3968d464c57ac24a21137dd09 (diff) | |
download | perl-146174a91a192983720a158796dc066226ad0e55.tar.gz |
Quick integration of mainline changes to date
p4raw-id: //depot/vmsperl@4821
p4raw-branched: from //depot/perl@4249 'branch in'
eg/cgi/dna_small_gif.uu eg/cgi/wilogo_gif.uu epoc/config.sh
epoc/epocish.c epoc/link.pl ext/DB_File/hints/sco.pl
ext/DynaLoader/XSLoader_pm.PL ext/DynaLoader/hints/aix.pl
ext/DynaLoader/hints/openbsd.pl ext/File/Glob/Makefile.PL
ext/File/Glob/TODO ext/IPC/SysV/hints/cygwin.pl
ext/NDBM_File/hints/cygwin.pl ext/NDBM_File/hints/sco.pl
ext/ODBM_File/hints/cygwin.pl lib/byte.pm lib/byte_heavy.pl
lib/unicode/Jamo.txt lib/unicode/NamesList.html
lib/unicode/UCD300.html lib/unicode/Unicode.300
lib/unicode/Unicode3.html os2/OS2/REXX/DLL/Changes
os2/OS2/REXX/DLL/DLL.pm os2/OS2/REXX/DLL/DLL.xs
os2/OS2/REXX/DLL/MANIFEST os2/OS2/REXX/DLL/Makefile.PL
os2/OS2/REXX/t/rx_emxrv.t t/lib/glob-case.t t/lib/glob-taint.t
t/pod/multiline_items.xr t/pod/pod2usage.xr t/pod/podselect.xr
win32/vmem.h t/pod/multiline_items.t t/pod/pod2usage.t
t/pod/podselect.t (@4280..) pod/perlhack.pod (@4340..)
ext/File/Glob/Changes ext/File/Glob/Glob.xs t/lib/glob-global.t
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pod/perlfilter.pod (@4406..) t/io/nargv.t (@4503..)
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epoc/createpkg.pl epoc/epoc_stubs.c (@4556..)
lib/unicode/Eq/Latin1.pl lib/unicode/Eq/Unicode.pl
lib/unicode/In/BopomofoExtended.pl
lib/unicode/In/BraillePatterns.pl
lib/unicode/In/CJKRadicalsSupplement.pl
lib/unicode/In/CJKUnifiedIdeographsExtensionA.pl
lib/unicode/In/Cherokee.pl
lib/unicode/In/IdeographicDescriptionCharacters.pl
lib/unicode/In/KangxiRadicals.pl lib/unicode/In/Khmer.pl
lib/unicode/In/Mongolian.pl lib/unicode/In/Myanmar.pl
lib/unicode/In/Ogham.pl lib/unicode/In/Runic.pl
lib/unicode/In/Sinhala.pl lib/unicode/In/Syriac.pl
lib/unicode/In/Thaana.pl
lib/unicode/In/UnifiedCanadianAboriginalSyllabics.pl
lib/unicode/In/YiRadicals.pl lib/unicode/In/YiSyllables.pl
(@4573..) pod/perlfork.pod (@4602..) ext/File/Glob/Glob.pm
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win32/perlhost.h (@4789..)
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p4raw-integrated: from //depot/perl@4249 'copy in' ext/B/NOTES
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(@575..) lib/Net/Ping.pm (@854..) lib/strict.pm (@988..)
ext/Thread/Thread/Queue.pm (@1085..)
ext/Thread/Thread/Semaphore.pm (@1086..)
lib/ExtUtils/Installed.pm (@1315..) plan9/plan9ish.h (@1451..)
mpeix/mpeixish.h (@1478..) Porting/p4d2p (@1485..)
ext/ODBM_File/hints/sco.pl ext/Thread/sync.t ext/Thread/sync2.t
hints/lynxos.sh lib/Text/Tabs.pm os2/OS2/REXX/Changes
os2/OS2/REXX/t/rx_dllld.t os2/OS2/REXX/t/rx_objcall.t
os2/OS2/REXX/t/rx_tievar.t os2/OS2/REXX/t/rx_tieydb.t
os2/OS2/REXX/t/rx_vrexx.t os2/dl_os2.c t/comp/term.t
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lib/constant.pm (@2029..) t/op/array.t (@2210..)
lib/Math/Complex.pm (@2219..) hints/dynixptx.sh (@2318..)
ext/IO/IO.pm (@2354..) hints/mint.sh lib/Tie/Array.pm
lib/Tie/Hash.pm (@2620..) os2/Changes (@2695..) globvar.sym
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(@2882..) t/lib/english.t (@2891..) t/op/subst.t (@2892..)
t/op/range.t (@2923..) pod/perl5005delta.pod (@2929..)
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(@3034..) lib/File/Spec.pm (@3042..) t/pragma/warn/1global
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t/pod/oneline_cmds.t t/pod/oneline_cmds.xr t/pod/testcmp.pl
(@3129..) README.hurd (@3148..) ext/re/re.pm (@3152..)
lib/ExtUtils/Liblist.pm t/comp/require.t (@3153..)
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myconfig.SH (@3267..) t/op/readdir.t (@3299..)
t/pod/special_seqs.t t/pod/special_seqs.xr (@3304..)
t/lib/fields.t (@3335..) t/op/taint.t (@3357..)
lib/File/Copy.pm (@3362..) installhtml (@3371..)
ext/Socket/Socket.pm (@3391..) t/lib/ipc_sysv.t t/op/nothread.t
(@3399..) lib/CPAN/FirstTime.pm (@3458..) pod/perlfaq8.pod
(@3459..) pod/perlcall.pod pod/perlipc.pod pod/perltie.pod
pod/perlxs.pod (@3460..) t/pragma/strict-subs (@3514..)
ext/ByteLoader/ByteLoader.pm lib/Math/BigFloat.pm (@3516..)
x2p/walk.c (@3518..) win32/win32thread.c win32/win32thread.h
(@3525..) os2/OS2/REXX/REXX.xs (@3531..) utf8.h (@3537..)
lib/ExtUtils/Embed.pm (@3553..) ext/Thread/Thread/Specific.pm
(@3564..) ext/POSIX/Makefile.PL lib/Cwd.pm (@3582..) hv.h
(@3602..) ext/NDBM_File/NDBM_File.pm ext/ODBM_File/ODBM_File.pm
ext/SDBM_File/SDBM_File.pm (@3603..) lib/Sys/Hostname.pm
(@3631..) os2/os2.c (@3640..) emacs/ptags miniperlmain.c
(@3660..) ext/IO/IO.xs win32/config_h.PL win32/dl_win32.xs
win32/runperl.c win32/win32sck.c (@3667..) pod/Win32.pod
pod/perlfaq4.pod pod/perltodo.pod (@3676..) lib/vars.pm
(@3686..) lib/ExtUtils/Manifest.pm (@3693..) hints/README.hints
hints/epix.sh hints/esix4.sh hints/next_4.sh (@3753..)
ext/GDBM_File/GDBM_File.pm lib/CPAN.pm pod/perllocale.pod
(@3754..) lib/bigfloat.pl (@3759..) lib/Pod/Text/Color.pm
lib/Pod/Text/Termcap.pm pod/pod2text.PL (@3788..)
ext/POSIX/POSIX.pm lib/AutoLoader.pm (@3794..) Porting/makerel
(@3797..) t/lib/io_unix.t (@3825..) EXTERN.h Porting/patchls
ext/SDBM_File/sdbm/pair.c makedepend.SH (@3852..)
lib/File/Spec/Unix.pm unixish.h (@3855..)
lib/ExtUtils/Mksymlists.pm (@3856..) t/pragma/utf8.t (@3892..)
README (@3901..) t/op/eval.t (@3988..) MAINTAIN
ext/B/B/Stash.pm ext/ByteLoader/ByteLoader.xs
ext/Fcntl/Fcntl.xs ext/SDBM_File/Makefile.PL lib/Math/Trig.pm
os2/OS2/REXX/Makefile.PL perlsdio.h regnodes.h utils/perlbug.PL
(@4008..) epoc/epoc.c pod/perltoc.pod pod/perlvar.pod regexp.h
t/lib/attrs.t t/op/time.t t/pragma/warn/2use
t/pragma/warn/3both t/pragma/warn/7fatal universal.c warnings.h
warnings.pl (@4076..) ext/Opcode/Opcode.pm ext/attrs/attrs.xs
t/pragma/warn/pp_ctl (@4081..) t/pragma/warn/pp_sys (@4088..)
t/pragma/sub_lval.t (@4090..) t/TEST (@4092..) xsutils.c
(@4101..) pod/buildtoc (@4120..) djgpp/config.over
djgpp/djgppsed.sh pod/pod2usage.PL pod/podselect.PL (@4121..)
lib/Pod/Html.pm (@4122..) av.h (@4123..) t/pragma/locale.t
(@4130..) pod/perldata.pod (@4131..) pod/perllexwarn.pod
(@4132..) ext/B/typemap ext/DB_File/DB_File.pm
lib/ExtUtils/typemap (@4142..) ext/B/Makefile.PL
t/lib/bigfltpm.t (@4149..) lib/ExtUtils/MM_VMS.pm
vms/descrip_mms.template (@4182..) ext/DynaLoader/dl_vmesa.xs
ext/DynaLoader/dl_vms.xs lib/unicode/ReadMe.txt pod/perlsyn.pod
t/op/groups.t (@4184..) t/pragma/warn/op (@4189..) thrdvar.h
(@4197..) ext/B/B/Terse.pm (@4199..) t/lib/posix.t (@4223..)
keywords.h keywords.pl pod/perlfaq3.pod pod/perlsub.pod
t/pragma/strict-vars (@4227..) pod/perlfaq9.pod (@4228..)
djgpp/configure.bat lib/Exporter/Heavy.pm (@4242..)
Porting/findvars lib/ExtUtils/xsubpp pod/perlguts.pod
t/lib/filecopy.t (@4271..) ext/attrs/attrs.pm (@4278..)
t/op/avhv.t (@4279..) lib/Pod/Checker.pm
lib/Pod/InputObjects.pm t/pod/testp2pt.pl (@4280..)
lib/Pod/Usage.pm pod/podchecker.PL t/pod/poderrs.t
t/pod/poderrs.xr t/pod/testpchk.pl (@4281..) lib/Pod/Text.pm
pod/pod2man.PL (@4282..) ext/Devel/Peek/Peek.xs
ext/DynaLoader/dl_beos.xs ext/DynaLoader/dl_dld.xs
ext/DynaLoader/dl_mpeix.xs ext/DynaLoader/dlutils.c perlio.c
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lib/Exporter.pm (@4331..) ext/DynaLoader/dl_aix.xs (@4336..)
pod/Makefile pod/roffitall (@4340..) lib/lib.pm (@4343..)
pod/perlref.pod (@4345..) perly.y perly_c.diff (@4350..)
t/lib/safe2.t (@4353..) hints/svr5.sh (@4377..)
pod/perlfaq2.pod (@4383..) lib/Benchmark.pm (@4384..)
win32/include/dirent.h (@4385..) pod/perlopentut.pod (@4390..)
hints/os2.sh os2/Makefile.SHs (@4393..) lib/Pod/Parser.pm
lib/Pod/Select.pm (@4400..) malloc.c (@4402..)
pod/perlmodlib.pod (@4404..) perlvars.h (@4409..) t/op/sort.t
(@4418..) t/op/int.t (@4430..) os2/OS2/REXX/REXX.pm t/io/fs.t
t/op/magic.t (@4432..) lib/File/Path.pm (@4433..)
t/op/lex_assign.t (@4436..) lib/attributes.pm (@4437..)
pod/perlop.pod (@4438..) ext/POSIX/POSIX.xs (@4448..)
Policy_sh.SH ext/Data/Dumper/Dumper.xs hints/dec_osf.sh
t/lib/charnames.t (@4475..) lib/Time/Local.pm (@4481..) cv.h
ext/B/B/Xref.pm (@4485..) doop.c handy.h hints/irix_6.sh pp.h
taint.c (@4496..) deb.c (@4505..) dosish.h os2/os2ish.h perly.c
vms/perly_c.vms (@4511..) ext/B/B/Lint.pm pod/perlmod.pod
pod/perlrun.pod (@4515..) bytecode.pl ext/B/B.pm
ext/B/B/Asmdata.pm ext/B/B/CC.pm ext/B/B/Debug.pm
ext/B/B/Deparse.pm ext/ByteLoader/bytecode.h
ext/ByteLoader/byterun.c ext/ByteLoader/byterun.h
ext/Devel/Peek/Peek.pm gv.h (@4545..) README.epoc
epoc/epocish.h ext/B/B.xs ext/Fcntl/Fcntl.pm hints/hpux.sh
t/lib/syslfs.t t/op/lfs.t t/op/pat.t (@4556..)
ext/DynaLoader/DynaLoader_pm.PL hints/solaris_2.sh
lib/unicode/Is/SylA.pl lib/unicode/Is/SylC.pl
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lib/unicode/mktables.PL t/op/pack.t t/op/regexp.t utils/h2xs.PL
utils/perldoc.PL vms/vms.c vms/vmsish.h win32/win32iop.h
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ext/Errno/Errno_pm.PL ext/IO/lib/IO/Socket.pm (@4575..)
t/op/misc.t (@4578..) ext/Opcode/Opcode.xs (@4579..) cop.h
(@4588..) lib/perl5db.pl (@4601..) XSUB.h globals.c
pod/perl.pod run.c scope.c (@4602..) op.h win32/perllib.c
(@4603..) AUTHORS pod/perlport.pod t/op/runlevel.t (@4604..)
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ext/Devel/DProf/DProf.pm ext/DynaLoader/Makefile.PL (@4623..)
pod/perltrap.pod (@4630..) ext/B/B/Bytecode.pm (@4631..)
opcode.h opcode.pl t/pragma/warn/4lint t/pragma/warn/doio
t/pragma/warn/pp_hot (@4641..) mg.c (@4658..) iperlsys.h
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embedvar.h (@4668..) t/lib/filefind.t (@4671..) intrpvar.h
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hv.c (@4694..) t/op/delete.t (@4695..) utf8.c (@4698..)
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README.os2 lib/ExtUtils/Install.pm (@4720..) t/pragma/warn/doop
t/pragma/warn/pp t/pragma/warn/regcomp t/pragma/warn/sv
t/pragma/warn/toke t/pragma/warn/utf8 (@4721..)
lib/diagnostics.pm (@4722..) regcomp.c (@4724..) configpm
pp_ctl.c sv.h (@4726..) global.sym (@4727..) INTERN.h
README.win32 lib/ExtUtils/MM_Win32.pm makedef.pl (@4729..)
t/io/argv.t (@4732..) doio.c pp_hot.c (@4736..) toke.c
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ext/Devel/DProf/DProf.xs objXSUB.h (@4744..)
ext/Data/Dumper/Dumper.pm (@4745..) embed.h embed.pl
ext/DynaLoader/dl_dlopen.xs proto.h (@4746..) pp.c (@4747..)
sv.c (@4749..) lib/ExtUtils/MM_Unix.pm
lib/ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm (@4754..) util.c utils/perlcc.PL
(@4755..) t/io/open.t (@4757..) regexec.c (@4759..) MANIFEST
installman (@4769..) Porting/Glossary (@4771..) t/lib/thread.t
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config_h.SH installperl patchlevel.h win32/config.bc
win32/config.gc win32/config.vc win32/config_sh.PL
win32/win32.c (@4773..) win32/Makefile win32/config_H.bc
win32/config_H.gc win32/config_H.vc win32/makefile.mk (@4774..)
perl.c (@4779..) t/op/fork.t (@4791..) av.c pod/perldelta.pod
(@4796..) pod/perlfunc.pod (@4799..) dump.c (@4800..) op.c
(@4801..) perl.h (@4805..) Configure (@4814..) 'merge in'
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Diffstat (limited to 'pod/perlmodlib.pod')
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1 files changed, 273 insertions, 212 deletions
diff --git a/pod/perlmodlib.pod b/pod/perlmodlib.pod index 99d31bd6e1..05570d9732 100644 --- a/pod/perlmodlib.pod +++ b/pod/perlmodlib.pod @@ -48,15 +48,15 @@ The following pragmas are defined (and have their own documentation). =item attributes -set/get the attributes of a subroutine or variable +Get/set subroutine or variable attributes =item attrs -set/get attributes of a subroutine (obsolescent) +Set/get attributes of a subroutine (deprecated) =item autouse -postpone load of modules until a function is used +Postpone load of modules until a function is used =item base @@ -66,77 +66,81 @@ Establish IS-A relationship with base class at compile time Use MakeMaker's uninstalled version of a package +=item caller + +Inherit pragmatic attributes from caller's context + +=item charnames + +Define character names for C<\N{named}> string literal escape. + =item constant -declare constants +Declare constants =item diagnostics -Perl compiler pragma to force verbose warning diagnostics +Force verbose warning diagnostics =item fields -compile-time class fields +Declare a class's attribute fields at compile-time =item filetest -control the filetest permission operators +Control the filetest operators like C<-r>, C<-w> for AFS, etc. =item integer -compute arithmetic in integer instead of double +Compute arithmetic in integer instead of double =item less -perl pragma to request less of something from the compiler +Request less of something from the compiler (unimplemented) =item lib -manipulate @INC at compile time +Manipulate @INC at compile time =item locale -use and avoid POSIX locales for built-in operations +Use or avoid POSIX locales for built-in operations =item ops -restrict unsafe operations when compiling +Restrict unsafe operations when compiling =item overload -Package for overloading perl operations +Overload Perl operations =item re -alter regular expression behavior +Alter regular expression behavior =item sigtrap -enable simple signal handling +Enable simple signal handling =item strict -restrict unsafe constructs +Restrict unsafe constructs =item subs -predeclare sub names +Predeclare subroutine names =item utf8 -turn on UTF-8 and Unicode support +Turn on UTF-8 and Unicode support =item vars -predeclare global variable names +Predeclare global variable names (obsoleted by our()) =item warnings -control optional warnings - -=item vmsish - -control VMS-specific language features +Control optional warnings =back @@ -150,19 +154,19 @@ Exporter module. See their own documentation for details. =item AnyDBM_File -provide framework for multiple DBMs +Provide framework for multiple DBM libraries =item AutoLoader -load subroutines only on demand +Load subroutines only on demand =item AutoSplit -split a package for autoloading +Split a package for autoloading =item B -The Perl Compiler; See also L<perlcc>. +Guts of the Perl code generator (aka compiler) =item B::Asmdata @@ -194,7 +198,7 @@ Walk Perl syntax tree, printing debug info about ops =item B::Deparse -Perl compiler backend to produce perl code +Perl compiler backend to produce Perl code =item B::Disassembler @@ -202,7 +206,7 @@ Disassemble Perl bytecode =item B::Lint -Perl lint +Module to catch dubious constructs =item B::Showlex @@ -212,6 +216,8 @@ Show lexical variables used in functions or files Helper module for CC backend +B::Stash -- XXX NFI XXX + =item B::Terse Walk Perl syntax tree, printing terse info about ops @@ -222,11 +228,15 @@ Generates cross reference reports for Perl programs =item Benchmark -benchmark running times of code +Benchmark running times of code + +=item ByteLoader + +Load byte-compiled Perl code =item CGI -Simple Common Gateway Interface Class +Simple Common Gateway Interface class =item CGI::Apache @@ -244,6 +254,10 @@ Interface to Netscape Cookies CGI Interface for Fast CGI +=item CGI::Pretty + +Module to produce nicely formatted HTML code + =item CGI::Push Simple Interface to Server Push @@ -254,11 +268,11 @@ Try more than one constructors and return the first object available =item CPAN -query, download and build perl modules from CPAN sites +Query, download, and build Perl modules from CPAN sites =item CPAN::FirstTime -Utility for CPAN::Config file Initialization +Utility for CPAN::Config file initialization =item CPAN::Nox @@ -266,23 +280,27 @@ Wrapper around CPAN.pm without using any XS module =item Carp -warn of errors (from perspective of caller) +Act like warn/die from perspective of caller + +=item Carp::Heavy + +Carp guts =item Class::Struct -declare struct-like datatypes as Perl classes +Declare struct-like datatypes as Perl classes =item Config -access Perl configuration information +Access Perl configuration information =item Cwd -get pathname of current working directory +Get pathname of current working directory =item DB -programmatic interface to the Perl debugging API +Programmatic interface to the Perl debugging API (experimental) =item DB_File @@ -290,7 +308,11 @@ Perl5 access to Berkeley DB version 1.x =item Data::Dumper -stringified perl data structures, suitable for both printing and C<eval> +Serialize Perl data structures + +=item Devel::DProf + +A Perl execution profiler =item Devel::Peek @@ -298,15 +320,15 @@ A data debugging tool for the XS programmer =item Devel::SelfStubber -generate stubs for a SelfLoading module +Generate stubs for a SelfLoading module =item DirHandle -supply object methods for directory handles +Supply object methods for directory handles =item Dumpvalue -provides screen dump of Perl data. +Provide screen dump of Perl data =item DynaLoader @@ -314,31 +336,35 @@ Dynamically load C libraries into Perl code =item English -use nice English (or awk) names for ugly punctuation variables +Use English (or awk) names for ugly punctuation variables =item Env -perl module that imports environment variables +Access environment variables as regular ones =item Errno -System errno constants +Load the libc errno.h defines =item Exporter -Implements default import method for modules +Implement default import method for modules + +=item Exporter::Heavy + +Exporter guts =item ExtUtils::Command -utilities to replace common UNIX commands in Makefiles etc. +Utilities to replace common Unix commands in Makefiles etc. =item ExtUtils::Embed -Utilities for embedding Perl in C/C++ applications +Utilities for embedding Perl in C/C++ programs =item ExtUtils::Install -install files from here to there +Install files from here to there =item ExtUtils::Installed @@ -346,63 +372,69 @@ Inventory management of installed modules =item ExtUtils::Liblist -determine libraries to use and how to use them +Determine libraries to use and how to use them + +=item ExtUtils::MM_Cygwin + +Methods to override Unix behavior in ExtUtils::MakeMaker =item ExtUtils::MM_OS2 -methods to override UN*X behavior in ExtUtils::MakeMaker +Methods to override Unix behavior in ExtUtils::MakeMaker =item ExtUtils::MM_Unix -methods used by ExtUtils::MakeMaker +Methods used by ExtUtils::MakeMaker =item ExtUtils::MM_VMS -methods to override UN*X behavior in ExtUtils::MakeMaker +Methods to override Unix behavior in ExtUtils::MakeMaker =item ExtUtils::MM_Win32 -methods to override UN*X behavior in ExtUtils::MakeMaker +Methods to override Unix behavior in ExtUtils::MakeMaker =item ExtUtils::MakeMaker -create an extension Makefile +Create an extension Makefile =item ExtUtils::Manifest -utilities to write and check a MANIFEST file - -=item ExtUtils::Miniperl +Utilities to write and check a MANIFEST file -write the C code for perlmain.c +ExtUtils::Miniperl, writemain - Write the C code for perlmain.c =item ExtUtils::Mkbootstrap -make a bootstrap file for use by DynaLoader +Make a bootstrap file for use by DynaLoader =item ExtUtils::Mksymlists -write linker options files for dynamic extension +Write linker options files for dynamic extension =item ExtUtils::Packlist -manage .packlist files +Manage .packlist files =item ExtUtils::testlib -add blib/* directories to @INC +Add blib/* directories to @INC =item Fatal -replace functions with equivalents which succeed or die +Replace functions with equivalents which succeed or die =item Fcntl -load the C Fcntl.h defines +Load the libc fcntl.h defines =item File::Basename -split a pathname into pieces +Split a pathname into pieces + +=item File::CheckTree + +Run many filetest checks on a tree =item File::Compare @@ -414,23 +446,27 @@ Copy files or filehandles =item File::DosGlob -DOS like globbing and then some +DOS-like globbing and then some =item File::Find -traverse a file tree +Traverse a file tree + +=item File::Glob + +Perl extension for BSD filename globbing =item File::Path -create or remove a series of directories +Create or remove a series of directories =item File::Spec -portably perform operations on file names +Portably perform operations on file names =item File::Spec::Functions -portably perform operations on file names +Portably perform operations on file names =item File::Spec::Mac @@ -438,43 +474,43 @@ File::Spec for MacOS =item File::Spec::OS2 -methods for OS/2 file specs +Methods for OS/2 file specs =item File::Spec::Unix -methods used by File::Spec +Methods used by File::Spec =item File::Spec::VMS -methods for VMS file specs +Methods for VMS file specs =item File::Spec::Win32 -methods for Win32 file specs +Methods for Win32 file specs =item File::stat -by-name interface to Perl's built-in stat() functions +By-name interface to Perl's built-in stat() functions =item FileCache -keep more files open than the system permits +Keep more files open than the system permits =item FileHandle -supply object methods for filehandles +Supply object methods for filehandles =item FindBin -Locate directory of original perl script +Locate installation directory of running Perl program =item GDBM_File -Perl5 access to the gdbm library. +Access to the gdbm library =item Getopt::Long -extended processing of command line options +Extended processing of command line options =item Getopt::Std @@ -482,27 +518,27 @@ Process single-character switches with switch clustering =item I18N::Collate -compare 8-bit scalar data according to the current locale +Compare 8-bit scalar data according to current locale =item IO -load various IO modules +Front-end to load various IO modules =item IO::Dir -supply object methods for directory handles +Supply object methods for directory handles =item IO::File -supply object methods for filehandles +Supply object methods for filehandles =item IO::Handle -supply object methods for I/O handles +Supply object methods for I/O handles =item IO::Pipe -supply object methods for pipes +Supply object methods for pipes =item IO::Poll @@ -510,7 +546,7 @@ Object interface to system poll call =item IO::Seekable -supply seek based methods for I/O objects +Supply seek based methods for I/O objects =item IO::Select @@ -534,11 +570,11 @@ SysV Msg IPC object class =item IPC::Open2 -open a process for both reading and writing +Open a process for both reading and writing =item IPC::Open3 -open a process for reading, writing, and error handling +Open a process for reading, writing, and error handling =item IPC::Semaphore @@ -558,35 +594,31 @@ Arbitrary size integer math package =item Math::Complex -complex numbers and associated mathematical functions +Complex numbers and associated mathematical functions =item Math::Trig -trigonometric functions - -=item NDBM_File - -Tied access to ndbm files +Trigonometric functions =item Net::Ping -check a remote host for reachability +Check a remote host for reachability =item Net::hostent -by-name interface to Perl's built-in gethost*() functions +By-name interface to Perl's built-in gethost*() functions =item Net::netent -by-name interface to Perl's built-in getnet*() functions +By-name interface to Perl's built-in getnet*() functions =item Net::protoent -by-name interface to Perl's built-in getproto*() functions +By-name interface to Perl's built-in getproto*() functions =item Net::servent -by-name interface to Perl's built-in getserv*() functions +By-name interface to Perl's built-in getserv*() functions =item O @@ -594,19 +626,47 @@ Generic interface to Perl Compiler backends =item Opcode -Disable named opcodes when compiling perl code +Disable named opcodes when compiling Perl code =item POSIX Perl interface to IEEE Std 1003.1 +=item Pod::Checker + +Check pod documents for syntax errors + =item Pod::Html -module to convert pod files to HTML +Module to convert pod files to HTML + +=item Pod::InputObjects + +Manage POD objects + +=item Pod::Man + +Convert POD data to formatted *roff input + +=item Pod::Parser + +Base class for creating POD filters and translators + +=item Pod::Select + +Extract selected sections of POD from input =item Pod::Text -convert POD data to formatted ASCII text +Convert POD data to formatted ASCII text + +=item Pod::Text::Color + +Convert POD data to formatted color ASCII text + +=item Pod::Usage + +Print a usage message from embedded pod documentation =item SDBM_File @@ -618,27 +678,27 @@ Compile and execute code in restricted compartments =item Search::Dict -search for key in dictionary file +Search for key in dictionary file =item SelectSaver -save and restore selected file handle +Save and restore selected file handle =item SelfLoader -load functions only on demand +Load functions only on demand =item Shell -run shell commands transparently within perl +Run shell commands transparently within Perl =item Socket -load the C socket.h defines and structure manipulators +Load the libc socket.h defines and structure manipulators =item Symbol -manipulate Perl symbols and their names +Manipulate Perl symbols and their names =item Sys::Hostname @@ -646,85 +706,65 @@ Try every conceivable way to get hostname =item Sys::Syslog -Perl interface to the UNIX syslog(3) calls +Interface to the libc syslog(3) calls =item Term::Cap -Perl termcap interface +Termcap interface =item Term::Complete -Perl word completion module +Word completion module =item Term::ReadLine -Perl interface to various C<readline> packages. +Interface to various `readline' packages. =item Test -provides a simple framework for writing test scripts +Provides a simple framework for writing test scripts =item Test::Harness -run perl standard test scripts with statistics +Run Perl standard test scripts with statistics =item Text::Abbrev -create an abbreviation table from a list +Create an abbreviation table from a list =item Text::ParseWords -parse text into an array of tokens or array of arrays +Parse text into a list of tokens or array of arrays =item Text::Soundex -Implementation of the Soundex Algorithm as Described by Knuth +Implementation of the Soundex Algorithm as described by Knuth -=item Text::Tabs -- expand and unexpand tabs per the unix expand(1) and unexpand(1) +Text::Tabs -- expand and unexpand tabs per expand(1) and unexpand(1) =item Text::Wrap -line wrapping to form simple paragraphs - -=item Thread - -multithreading - -=item Thread::Queue - -thread-safe queues - -=item Thread::Semaphore - -thread-safe semaphores - -=item Thread::Signal - -Start a thread which runs signal handlers reliably - -=item Thread::Specific - -thread-specific keys +Line wrapping to form simple paragraphs =item Tie::Array -base class for tied arrays +Base class for tied arrays =item Tie::Handle -base class definitions for tied handles +Base class definitions for tied handles -=item Tie::Hash, Tie::StdHash +=item Tie::Hash -base class definitions for tied hashes +Base class definitions for tied hashes =item Tie::RefHash -use references as hash keys +Use references as hash keys -=item Tie::Scalar, Tie::StdScalar +=item Tie::Scalar -base class definitions for tied scalars +Base class definitions for tied scalars =item Tie::SubstrHash @@ -732,31 +772,31 @@ Fixed-table-size, fixed-key-length hashing =item Time::Local -efficiently compute time from local and GMT time +Efficiently compute time from local and GMT time =item Time::gmtime -by-name interface to Perl's built-in gmtime() function +By-name interface to Perl's built-in gmtime() function =item Time::localtime -by-name interface to Perl's built-in localtime() function +By-name interface to Perl's built-in localtime() function =item Time::tm -internal object used by Time::gmtime and Time::localtime +Internal object used by Time::gmtime and Time::localtime =item UNIVERSAL -base class for ALL classes (blessed references) +Base class for ALL classes (blessed references) =item User::grent -by-name interface to Perl's built-in getgr*() functions +By-name interface to Perl's built-in getgr*() functions =item User::pwent -by-name interface to Perl's built-in getpw*() functions +By-name interface to Perl's built-in getpw*() functions =back @@ -875,56 +915,64 @@ You should try to choose one close to you: =item Africa - South Africa ftp://ftp.is.co.za/programming/perl/CPAN/ + South Africa ftp://ftp.is.co.za/programming/perl/CPAN/ + ftp://ftp.saix.net/pub/CPAN/ + ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za/CPAN/ ftp://ftpza.co.za/pub/mirrors/cpan/ =item Asia - China ftp://freesoft.cei.gov.cn/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/ - Hong Kong ftp://ftp.hkstar.com/pub/CPAN/ - Israel ftp://bioinfo.weizmann.ac.il/pub/software/perl/CPAN/ - Japan ftp://ftp.dti.ad.jp/pub/lang/CPAN/ + China ftp://freesoft.cei.gov.cn/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/ + Hong Kong ftp://ftp.hkstar.com/pub/CPAN/ + ftp://ftp.pacific.net.hk/pub/mirror/CPAN/ + Indonesia ftp://malone.piksi.itb.ac.id/pub/CPAN/ + Israel ftp://bioinfo.weizmann.ac.il/pub/software/perl/CPAN/ + Japan ftp://ftp.dti.ad.jp/pub/lang/CPAN/ ftp://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/lang/perl/CPAN/ ftp://ftp.lab.kdd.co.jp/lang/perl/CPAN/ ftp://ftp.meisei-u.ac.jp/pub/CPAN/ ftp://ftp.ring.gr.jp/pub/lang/perl/CPAN/ ftp://mirror.nucba.ac.jp/mirror/Perl/ - Singapore ftp://ftp.nus.edu.sg/pub/unix/perl/CPAN/ - South Korea ftp://ftp.bora.net/pub/CPAN/ + Singapore ftp://ftp.nus.edu.sg/pub/unix/perl/CPAN/ + South Korea ftp://ftp.bora.net/pub/CPAN/ + ftp://ftp.kornet.net/pub/CPAN/ ftp://ftp.nuri.net/pub/CPAN/ - Taiwan ftp://ftp.wownet.net/pub2/PERL/ + Taiwan ftp://coda.nctu.edu.tw/computer-languages/perl/CPAN/ + ftp://ftp.ee.ncku.edu.tw/pub3/perl/CPAN/ + ftp://ftp.wownet.net/pub2/PERL/ ftp://ftp1.sinica.edu.tw/pub1/perl/CPAN/ - Thailand ftp://ftp.cs.riubon.ac.th/pub/mirrors/CPAN/ + Thailand ftp://ftp.cs.riubon.ac.th/pub/mirrors/CPAN/ ftp://ftp.nectec.or.th/pub/mirrors/CPAN/ =item Australasia - Australia ftp://cpan.topend.com.au/pub/CPAN/ + Australia ftp://cpan.topend.com.au/pub/CPAN/ ftp://ftp.labyrinth.net.au/pub/perl/CPAN/ ftp://ftp.sage-au.org.au/pub/compilers/perl/CPAN/ ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/perl/CPAN/ - New Zealand ftp://ftp.auckland.ac.nz/pub/perl/CPAN/ + New Zealand ftp://ftp.auckland.ac.nz/pub/perl/CPAN/ ftp://sunsite.net.nz/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/ -Central America +=item Central America - Costa Rica ftp://ftp.ucr.ac.cr/pub/Unix/CPAN/ + Costa Rica ftp://ftp.ucr.ac.cr/pub/Unix/CPAN/ =item Europe - Austria ftp://ftp.tuwien.ac.at/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/ - Belgium ftp://ftp.kulnet.kuleuven.ac.be/pub/mirror/CPAN/ - Bulgaria ftp://ftp.ntrl.net/pub/mirrors/CPAN/ - Croatia ftp://ftp.linux.hr/pub/CPAN/ - Czech Republic ftp://ftp.fi.muni.cz/pub/perl/ + Austria ftp://ftp.tuwien.ac.at/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/ + Belgium ftp://ftp.kulnet.kuleuven.ac.be/pub/mirror/CPAN/ + Bulgaria ftp://ftp.ntrl.net/pub/mirrors/CPAN/ + Croatia ftp://ftp.linux.hr/pub/CPAN/ + Czech Republic ftp://ftp.fi.muni.cz/pub/perl/ ftp://sunsite.mff.cuni.cz/Languages/Perl/CPAN/ - Denmark ftp://sunsite.auc.dk/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/ - Estonia ftp://ftp.ut.ee/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/ - Finland ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/ - France ftp://ftp.lip6.fr/pub/perl/CPAN/ + Denmark ftp://sunsite.auc.dk/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/ + Estonia ftp://ftp.ut.ee/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/ + Finland ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/ + France ftp://ftp.lip6.fr/pub/perl/CPAN/ ftp://ftp.oleane.net/pub/mirrors/CPAN/ ftp://ftp.pasteur.fr/pub/computing/CPAN/ - Germany ftp://ftp.archive.de.uu.net/pub/CPAN/ + ftp://ftp.uvsq.fr/pub/perl/CPAN/ + Germany ftp://ftp.archive.de.uu.net/pub/CPAN/ ftp://ftp.gmd.de/packages/CPAN/ ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/ ftp://ftp.leo.org/pub/comp/programming/languages/script/perl/CPAN/ @@ -932,74 +980,87 @@ Central America ftp://ftp.rz.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/pub/CPAN/ ftp://ftp.uni-erlangen.de/pub/source/CPAN/ ftp://ftp.uni-hamburg.de/pub/soft/lang/perl/CPAN/ - Greece ftp://ftp.ntua.gr/pub/lang/perl/ - Hungary ftp://ftp.kfki.hu/pub/packages/perl/CPAN/ - Ireland ftp://sunsite.compapp.dcu.ie/pub/perl/ - Italy ftp://cis.uniRoma2.it/CPAN/ + Greece ftp://ftp.ntua.gr/pub/lang/perl/ + Hungary ftp://ftp.kfki.hu/pub/packages/perl/CPAN/ + Iceland ftp://ftp.gm.is/pub/CPAN/ + Ireland ftp://cpan.indigo.ie/pub/CPAN/ + ftp://sunsite.compapp.dcu.ie/pub/perl/ + Italy ftp://cis.uniRoma2.it/CPAN/ ftp://ftp.flashnet.it/pub/CPAN/ ftp://ftp.unina.it/pub/Other/CPAN/ ftp://ftp.unipi.it/pub/mirror/perl/CPAN/ - Netherlands ftp://ftp.cs.uu.nl/mirror/CPAN/ + Netherlands ftp://ftp.cs.uu.nl/mirror/CPAN/ ftp://ftp.EU.net/packages/cpan/ ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/ - Norway ftp://ftp.uit.no/pub/languages/perl/cpan/ + Norway ftp://ftp.uit.no/pub/languages/perl/cpan/ ftp://sunsite.uio.no/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/ - Poland ftp://ftp.man.szczecin.pl/pub/perl/CPAN/ + Poland ftp://ftp.man.szczecin.pl/pub/perl/CPAN/ ftp://ftp.man.torun.pl/pub/doc/CPAN/ ftp://ftp.pk.edu.pl/pub/lang/perl/CPAN/ ftp://sunsite.icm.edu.pl/pub/CPAN/ - Portugal ftp://ftp.ci.uminho.pt/pub/mirrors/cpan/ + Portugal ftp://ftp.ci.uminho.pt/pub/mirrors/cpan/ ftp://ftp.ist.utl.pt/pub/CPAN/ ftp://ftp.ua.pt/pub/CPAN/ - Romania ftp://ftp.dntis.ro/pub/mirrors/perl-cpan/ + Romania ftp://ftp.dntis.ro/pub/mirrors/perl-cpan/ ftp://ftp.dnttm.ro/pub/CPAN/ Russia ftp://ftp.chg.ru/pub/lang/perl/CPAN/ ftp://ftp.sai.msu.su/pub/lang/perl/CPAN/ - Slovakia ftp://ftp.entry.sk/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/ - Slovenia ftp://ftp.arnes.si/software/perl/CPAN/ - Spain ftp://ftp.etse.urv.es/pub/perl/ + Slovakia ftp://ftp.entry.sk/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/ + Slovenia ftp://ftp.arnes.si/software/perl/CPAN/ + Spain ftp://ftp.etse.urv.es/pub/perl/ ftp://ftp.rediris.es/mirror/CPAN/ - Sweden ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/lang/perl/CPAN/ - Switzerland ftp://sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch/mirror/CPAN/ - Turkey ftp://sunsite.bilkent.edu.tr/pub/languages/CPAN/ - United Kingdom ftp://ftp.demon.co.uk/pub/mirrors/perl/CPAN/ + Sweden ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/lang/perl/CPAN/ + Switzerland ftp://sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch/mirror/CPAN/ + Turkey ftp://sunsite.bilkent.edu.tr/pub/languages/CPAN/ + United Kingdom ftp://ftp.demon.co.uk/pub/mirrors/perl/CPAN/ ftp://ftp.flirble.org/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/ + ftp://ftp.mirror.ac.uk/sites/ftp.funet.fi/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/ ftp://ftp.plig.org/pub/CPAN/ ftp://sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk/packages/CPAN/ - ftp://unix.hensa.ac.uk/mirrors/perl-CPAN/ =item North America - Alberta ftp://sunsite.ualberta.ca/pub/Mirror/CPAN/ + Alberta ftp://sunsite.ualberta.ca/pub/Mirror/CPAN/ + California ftp://cpan.nas.nasa.gov/pub/perl/CPAN/ + ftp://cpan.valueclick.com/CPAN/ + ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/perl/CPAN/ + ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/plan/perl/CPAN/ California ftp://cpan.nas.nasa.gov/pub/perl/CPAN/ + ftp://cpan.valueclick.com/CPAN/ ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/perl/CPAN/ ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/plan/perl/CPAN/ - Colorado ftp://ftp.cs.colorado.edu/pub/perl/CPAN/ - Florida ftp://ftp.cise.ufl.edu/pub/perl/CPAN/ - Illinois ftp://uiarchive.uiuc.edu/pub/lang/perl/CPAN/ - Indiana ftp://csociety-ftp.ecn.purdue.edu/pub/CPAN/ + Colorado ftp://ftp.cs.colorado.edu/pub/perl/CPAN/ + Florida ftp://ftp.cise.ufl.edu/pub/perl/CPAN/ + Illinois ftp://uiarchive.uiuc.edu/pub/lang/perl/CPAN/ + Indiana ftp://csociety-ftp.ecn.purdue.edu/pub/CPAN/ ftp://ftp.uwsg.indiana.edu/pub/perl/CPAN/ - Manitoba ftp://theory.uwinnipeg.ca/pub/CPAN/ - Massachusetts ftp://ftp.ccs.neu.edu/net/mirrors/ftp.funet.fi/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/ + Kentucky ftp://ftp.uky.edu/CPAN/ + Manitoba ftp://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/pub/CPAN/ + Massachusetts ftp://ftp.ccs.neu.edu/net/mirrors/ftp.funet.fi/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/ ftp://ftp.iguide.com/pub/mirrors/packages/perl/CPAN/ Mexico ftp://ftp.msg.com.mx/pub/CPAN/ Minnesota ftp://ftp.midearthbbs.com/CPAN/ - New York ftp://ftp.rge.com/pub/languages/perl/ - North Carolina ftp://ftp.duke.edu/pub/perl/ - Oklahoma ftp://ftp.ou.edu/mirrors/CPAN/ + New York ftp://ftp.deao.net/pub/CPAN/ + ftp://ftp.rge.com/pub/languages/perl/ + ftp://ftp.tpj.com/pub/CPAN/ + Nova Scotia ftp://cpan.chebucto.ns.ca/pub/CPAN/ + North Carolina ftp://ftp.duke.edu/pub/perl/ + Oklahoma ftp://ftp.ou.edu/mirrors/CPAN/ Ontario ftp://ftp.crc.ca/pub/packages/lang/perl/CPAN/ - Oregon ftp://ftp.orst.edu/pub/packages/CPAN/ - Pennsylvania ftp://ftp.epix.net/pub/languages/perl/ - Texas ftp://ftp.sedl.org/pub/mirrors/CPAN/ - Utah ftp://mirror.xmission.com/CPAN/ - Virginia ftp://ftp.perl.org/pub/perl/CPAN/ + Oregon ftp://ftp.orst.edu/pub/packages/CPAN/ + Pennsylvania ftp://ftp.epix.net/pub/languages/perl/ + Tennessee ftp://ftp.sunsite.utk.edu/pub/CPAN/ + Texas ftp://ftp.sedl.org/pub/mirrors/CPAN/ + Utah ftp://mirror.xmission.com/CPAN/ + Virginia ftp://ftp.perl.org/pub/perl/CPAN/ ftp://ruff.cs.jmu.edu/pub/CPAN/ Washington ftp://ftp-mirror.internap.com/pub/CPAN/ ftp://ftp.spu.edu/pub/CPAN/ =item South America - Brazil ftp://cpan.if.usp.br/pub/mirror/CPAN/ + Brazil ftp://cpan.if.usp.br/pub/mirror/CPAN/ + ftp://ftp.matrix.com.br/pub/perl/ Chile ftp://sunsite.dcc.uchile.cl/pub/Lang/perl/CPAN/ =back |