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diff --git a/dist/I18N-LangTags/README b/dist/I18N-LangTags/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..ef0eb7b2f9 --- /dev/null +++ b/dist/I18N-LangTags/README @@ -0,0 +1,78 @@ +README for I18N::LangTags + Time-stamp: "2004-10-06 23:19:39 ADT" + + I18N::LangTags + +I18N::LangTags - functions for dealing with RFC3066-style language +tags + +Language tags are a formalism, described in RFC 3066 (obsoleting +1766), for declaring what language form (language and possibly +dialect) a given chunk of information is in. + +This library provides functions for common tasks involving language +tags (notably the extraction of them, comparing them, and testing the +formal validity of them) as is needed in a variety of protocols and +applications. + + +I18N::LangTags::List -- tags and names for human languages. This +module goes from known language tag names ("fr-CA") to their English +names ("Canadian French"). Its documentation also lists the several +hundred known tags and some common subforms. You may find this useful +as a reference. + + +See the POD for more information. + + +INSTALLATION + +You install I18N::LangTags and I18N::LangTags::List, as you would +install any perl module library, by running these commands: + + perl Makefile.PL + make + make test + make install + +If you want to install a private copy of I18N::LangTags in your home +directory, then you should try to produce the initial Makefile with +something like this command: + + perl Makefile.PL LIB=~/perl + +See perldoc perlmodinstall for more information on installing modules. + + +DOCUMENTATION + +POD-format documentation is included in LangTags.pm. POD is readable +with the 'perldoc' utility. See ChangeLog for recent changes. + + +SUPPORT + +Questions, bug reports, useful code bits, and suggestions for +I18N::LangTags should just be sent to me at sburke@cpan.org + + +AVAILABILITY + +The latest version of I18N::LangTags is available from the +Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (CPAN). Visit +<http://www.perl.com/CPAN/> to find a CPAN site near you. + + +COPYRIGHT + +Copyright 1998+, Sean M. Burke <sburke@cpan.org>, all rights +reserved. + +The programs and documentation in this dist are distributed in +the hope that they will be useful, but without any warranty; without +even the implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a +particular purpose. + +This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify +it under the same terms as Perl itself. |