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diff --git a/cpan/Pod-Simple/README b/cpan/Pod-Simple/README index 3be9a63a6c..00f0c12cc3 100644 --- a/cpan/Pod-Simple/README +++ b/cpan/Pod-Simple/README @@ -1,7 +1,61 @@ - Time-stamp: "2003-09-01 23:10:23 ADT" +=head1 Pod::Simple version 3.11 -This is a late-beta release of Pod::Simple, the module-suite for -parsing Pod. +Pod::Simple is a Perl library for parsing text in the Pod ("plain old +documentation") markup language that is typically used for writing +documentation for Perl and for Perl modules. The Pod format is explained +L<perlpod>; the most common formatter is called C<perldoc>. -There are still some gaps in the documentation, and Pod::Simple::HTML -isn't yet all that it should be. +Pod formatters can use Pod::Simple to parse Pod documents and render them into +plain text, HTML, or any number of other formats. + +=head2 Installation + +To install this module, type the following: + + perl Makefile.PL + make + make test + make install + +=head2 Support + +Questions or discussion about POD and Pod::Simple should be sent to the +pod-people@perl.org mail list. Send an empty email to +pod-people-subscribe@perl.org to subscribe. + +This module is managed in an open GitHub repository, +L<http://github.com/theory/pod-simple/>. Feel free to fork and contribute, or +to clone L<git://github.com/theory/pod-simple.git> and send patches! + +Patches against Pod::Simple are welcome. Please send bug reports to +<bug-pod-simple@rt.cpan.org>. + +=head1 copyright and Disclaimers + +Copyright (c) 2002 Sean M. Burke. All rights reserved. + +This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it +under the same terms as Perl itself. + +This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but +without any warranty; without even the implied warranty of +merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. + +=head1 Author + +Pod::Simple was created by Sean M. Burke <sburke@cpan.org>. +But don't bother him, he's retired. + +Pod::Simple is maintained by: + +=over + +=item * Allison Randal C<allison@perl.org> + +=item * Hans Dieter Pearcey C<hdp@cpan.org> + +=item * David E. Wheeler C<dwheeler@cpan.org> + +=back + +=cut |