Reinstate PERL_MALLOC_WRAP for bcc32 on Win32

[p5sagit/p5-mst-13.2.git] / pod / perlmodlib.pod

diff --git a/pod/perlmodlib.pod b/pod/perlmodlib.pod
index 6ec1e1e..207bc1b 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perlmodlib.pod
+++ b/pod/perlmodlib.pod
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ Select assertions in blocks of code
 
 Activate assertions
 
+=item assertions::compat
+
+Assertions for pre-5.9 versions of perl
+
 =item attributes
 
 Get/set subroutine or variable attributes
@@ -69,7 +73,7 @@ Postpone load of modules until a function is used
 
 =item base
 
-Establish IS-A relationship with base class at compile time
+Establish IS-A relationship with base classes at compile time
 
 =item bigint
 
@@ -81,7 +85,7 @@ Transparent BigNumber support for Perl
 
 =item bigrat
 
-Transparent BigNumber/BigRationale support for Perl
+Transparent BigNumber/BigRational support for Perl
 
 =item blib
 
@@ -101,12 +105,16 @@ Declare constants
 
 =item diagnostics
 
-Perl compiler pragma to force verbose warning diagnostics
+Produce verbose warning diagnostics
 
 =item encoding
 
 Allows you to write your script in non-ascii or non-utf8
 
+=item encoding::warnings
+
+Warn on implicit encoding conversions
+
 =item fields
 
 Compile-time class fields
@@ -217,6 +225,14 @@ don't have the gdbm library.
 
 Provide framework for multiple DBMs
 
+=item Archive::Tar
+
+Module for manipulations of tar archives
+
+=item Archive::Tar::File
+
+A subclass for in-memory extracted file from Archive::Tar
+
 =item Attribute::Handlers
 
 Simpler definition of attribute handlers
@@ -359,7 +375,7 @@ Warn of errors (from perspective of caller)
 
 =item Carp::Heavy
 
-No user serviceable parts inside
+Heavy machinery, no user serviceable parts inside
 
 =item Class::ISA
 
@@ -369,6 +385,10 @@ Report the search path for a class's ISA tree
 
 Declare struct-like datatypes as Perl classes
 
+=item Compress::Zlib
+
+Interface to zlib compression library
+
 =item Config
 
 Access Perl configuration information
@@ -381,6 +401,10 @@ Get pathname of current working directory
 
 Programmatic interface to the Perl debugging API (draft, subject to
 
+=item DBM_Filter
+
+Filter DBM keys/values 
+
 =item DB_File
 
 Perl5 access to Berkeley DB version 1.x
@@ -413,6 +437,14 @@ Modules that calculate message digests
 
 Perl interface to the MD5 Algorithm
 
+=item Digest::base
+
+Digest base class
+
+=item Digest::file
+
+Calculate digests of files
+
 =item DirHandle
 
 Supply object methods for directory handles
@@ -537,6 +569,14 @@ Implements default import method for modules
 
 Exporter guts
 
+=item ExtUtils::CBuilder
+
+Compile and link C code for Perl modules
+
+=item ExtUtils::CBuilder::Platform::Windows
+
+Builder class for Windows platforms
+
 =item ExtUtils::Command
 
 Utilities to replace common UNIX commands in Makefiles etc.
@@ -549,6 +589,18 @@ Commands for the MM's to use in Makefiles
 
 Generate XS code to import C header constants
 
+=item ExtUtils::Constant::Base
+
+Base class for ExtUtils::Constant objects
+
+=item ExtUtils::Constant::Utils
+
+Helper functions for ExtUtils::Constant
+
+=item ExtUtils::Constant::XS
+
+Base class for ExtUtils::Constant objects
+
 =item ExtUtils::Embed
 
 Utilities for embedding Perl in C/C++ applications
@@ -569,9 +621,13 @@ Determine libraries to use and how to use them
 
 OS adjusted ExtUtils::MakeMaker subclass
 
+=item ExtUtils::MM_AIX
+
+AIX specific subclass of ExtUtils::MM_Unix
+
 =item ExtUtils::MM_Any
 
-Platform agnostic MM methods
+Platform-agnostic MM methods
 
 =item ExtUtils::MM_BeOS
 
@@ -587,7 +643,7 @@ DOS specific subclass of ExtUtils::MM_Unix
 
 =item ExtUtils::MM_MacOS
 
-Methods to override UN*X behaviour in ExtUtils::MakeMaker
+Once produced Makefiles for MacOS Classic
 
 =item ExtUtils::MM_NW5
 
@@ -597,6 +653,10 @@ Methods to override UN*X behaviour in ExtUtils::MakeMaker
 
 Methods to override UN*X behaviour in ExtUtils::MakeMaker
 
+=item ExtUtils::MM_QNX
+
+QNX specific subclass of ExtUtils::MM_Unix
+
 =item ExtUtils::MM_UWIN
 
 U/WIN specific subclass of ExtUtils::MM_Unix
@@ -609,6 +669,10 @@ Methods used by ExtUtils::MakeMaker
 
 Methods to override UN*X behaviour in ExtUtils::MakeMaker
 
+=item ExtUtils::MM_VOS
+
+VOS specific subclass of ExtUtils::MM_Unix
+
 =item ExtUtils::MM_Win32
 
 Methods to override UN*X behaviour in ExtUtils::MakeMaker
@@ -625,6 +689,10 @@ ExtUtils::MakeMaker subclass for customization
 
 Create a module Makefile
 
+=item ExtUtils::MakeMaker::Config
+
+Wrapper around Config.pm
+
 =item ExtUtils::MakeMaker::FAQ
 
 Frequently Asked Questions About MakeMaker
@@ -635,11 +703,11 @@ Writing a module with MakeMaker
 
 =item ExtUtils::MakeMaker::bytes
 
-Version agnostic bytes.pm
+Version-agnostic bytes.pm
 
 =item ExtUtils::MakeMaker::vmsish
 
-Platform agnostic vmsish.pm
+Platform-agnostic vmsish.pm
 
 =item ExtUtils::Manifest
 
@@ -657,6 +725,10 @@ Write linker options files for dynamic extension
 
 Manage .packlist files
 
+=item ExtUtils::ParseXS
+
+Converts Perl XS code into C code
+
 =item ExtUtils::testlib
 
 Add blib/* directories to @INC
@@ -789,6 +861,10 @@ Compare 8-bit scalar data according to the current locale
 
 Functions for dealing with RFC3066-style language tags
 
+=item I18N::LangTags::Detect
+
+Detect the user's language preferences
+
 =item I18N::LangTags::List
 
 Tags and names for human languages
@@ -841,6 +917,10 @@ Object interface for AF_INET domain sockets
 
 Object interface for AF_UNIX domain sockets
 
+=item IO::Zlib
+
+IO:: style interface to L<Compress::Zlib>
+
 =item IPC::Open2
 
 Open a process for both reading and writing
@@ -907,19 +987,23 @@ Arbitrary size floating point math package
 
 =item Math::BigInt
 
-Arbitrary size integer math package
+Arbitrary size integer/float math package
 
 =item Math::BigInt::Calc
 
 Pure Perl module to support Math::BigInt
 
-=item Math::BigInt::Scalar
+=item Math::BigInt::CalcEmu
+
+Emulate low-level math with BigInt code
 
-Pure Perl module to test Math::BigInt with scalars
+=item Math::BigInt::FastCalc
+
+Math::BigInt::Calc with some XS for more speed
 
 =item Math::BigRat
 
-Arbitrarily big rationales
+Arbitrary big rational numbers
 
 =item Math::Complex
 
@@ -961,6 +1045,10 @@ Glue to provide EXISTS for SDBM_File for Storable use
 
 Store Memoized data in Storable database
 
+=item Module::CoreList
+
+What modules shipped with versions of perl
+
 =item NDBM_File
 
 Tied access to ndbm files
@@ -1055,7 +1143,7 @@ Encoding layer
 
 =item PerlIO::scalar
 
-Support module for in-memory IO.
+In-memory IO, scalar IO
 
 =item PerlIO::via
 
@@ -1247,7 +1335,7 @@ Backend for building test libraries
 
 =item Test::Harness
 
-Run perl standard test scripts with statistics
+Run Perl standard test scripts with statistics
 
 =item Test::Harness::Assert
 
@@ -1257,10 +1345,18 @@ Simple assert
 
 Internal Test::Harness Iterator
 
+=item Test::Harness::Point
+
+Object for tracking a single test point
+
 =item Test::Harness::Straps
 
 Detailed analysis of test results
 
+=item Test::Harness::TAP
+
+Documentation for the TAP format
+
 =item Test::More
 
 Yet another framework for writing test scripts
@@ -1393,10 +1489,6 @@ By-name interface to Perl's built-in getgr*() functions
 
 By-name interface to Perl's built-in getpw*() functions
 
-=item Win32
-
-Interfaces to some Win32 API Functions
-
 =item XS::APItest
 
 Test the perl C API
@@ -1681,6 +1773,8 @@ You should try to choose one close to you.
 
 =item Austria
 
+                      http://cpan.inode.at/
+                      ftp://cpan.inode.at
                       ftp://ftp.tuwien.ac.at/pub/CPAN/
 
 =item Belgium
@@ -1837,7 +1931,7 @@ You should try to choose one close to you.
 
 =item Poland
 
-                      ftp.mega.net.pl/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.mega.net.pl/CPAN
                       ftp://ftp.man.torun.pl/pub/doc/CPAN/
                       ftp://sunsite.icm.edu.pl/pub/CPAN/
 
@@ -1891,7 +1985,7 @@ You should try to choose one close to you.
 
                       http://cpan.imasd.elmundo.es/
                       ftp://ftp.rediris.es/mirror/CPAN/
-                      ftp://ftp.ri.telefonica-data.net/
+                      ftp://ftp.ri.telefonica-data.net/CPAN
                       ftp://ftp.etse.urv.es/pub/perl/
 
 =item Sweden
@@ -2057,6 +2151,8 @@ You should try to choose one close to you.
 =item Michigan
 
                       ftp://cpan.cse.msu.edu/
+                      http://cpan.calvin.edu/pub/CPAN
+                      ftp://cpan.calvin.edu/pub/CPAN
 
 =item Nevada