Notes in perlstyle about POD formatting, by Sébastien

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

diff --git a/pod/perlmodlib.pod b/pod/perlmodlib.pod
index d76b5c1..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
@@ -107,6 +111,10 @@ Produce verbose warning diagnostics
 
 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
@@ -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
@@ -421,6 +441,10 @@ Perl interface to the MD5 Algorithm
 
 Digest base class
 
+=item Digest::file
+
+Calculate digests of files
+
 =item DirHandle
 
 Supply object methods for directory handles
@@ -545,6 +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.
@@ -557,6 +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
@@ -577,6 +621,10 @@ 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
@@ -595,7 +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
 
@@ -605,6 +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
@@ -617,6 +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
@@ -633,6 +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
@@ -665,6 +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
@@ -797,6 +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
@@ -849,6 +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
@@ -915,7 +987,7 @@ Arbitrary size floating point math package
 
 =item Math::BigInt
 
-Arbitrary size integer math package
+Arbitrary size integer/float math package
 
 =item Math::BigInt::Calc
 
@@ -925,9 +997,13 @@ Pure Perl module to support Math::BigInt
 
 Emulate low-level math with BigInt code
 
+=item Math::BigInt::FastCalc
+
+Math::BigInt::Calc with some XS for more speed
+
 =item Math::BigRat
 
-Arbitrarily big rational numbers
+Arbitrary big rational numbers
 
 =item Math::Complex
 
@@ -969,6 +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
@@ -1265,10 +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
@@ -1401,10 +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