X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=pod%2Fperl.pod;h=4e08cc8ede0aa450425e4778a7dca059c65cb79b;hb=b2b7bbf9706e94ebfcdb5ea2ad3c4e1de3b7c154;hp=46b7f2b23d78e32fec2f7c4c0adac80d1e691e0e;hpb=d6ac44cc5a00fa38a56717785146bc16b716472c;p=p5sagit%2Fp5-mst-13.2.git diff --git a/pod/perl.pod b/pod/perl.pod index 46b7f2b..4e08cc8 100644 --- a/pod/perl.pod +++ b/pod/perl.pod @@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ For ease of access, the Perl manual has been split up into several sections: perl Perl overview (this section) perlfaq Perl frequently asked questions perltoc Perl documentation table of contents + perlbook Perl book information perlsyn Perl syntax perldata Perl data structures @@ -25,32 +26,26 @@ For ease of access, the Perl manual has been split up into several sections: perlfunc Perl builtin functions perlreftut Perl references short introduction perldsc Perl data structures intro - perllol Perl data structures: arrays of arrays perlrequick Perl regular expressions quick start - perlretut Perl regular expressions tutorial + perlpod Perl plain old documentation + perlstyle Perl style guide + perltrap Perl traps for the unwary perlrun Perl execution and options + perldiag Perl diagnostic messages perllexwarn Perl warnings and their control + perldebtut Perl debugging tutorial perldebug Perl debugging - perlopentut Perl open() tutorial perlvar Perl predefined variables - perlmod Perl modules: how they work - perlpod Perl plain old documentation - - perlstyle Perl style guide - perlmodlib Perl modules: how to write and use - perlmodinstall Perl modules: how to install from CPAN - perlnewmod Perl modules: preparing a new module for distribution - perltrap Perl traps for the unwary - perlport Perl portability guide - perlsec Perl security + perllol Perl data structures: arrays of arrays + perlopentut Perl open() tutorial + perlretut Perl regular expressions tutorial - perlref Perl references, the rest of the story perlre Perl regular expressions, the rest of the story + perlref Perl references, the rest of the story + perlform Perl formats - perllocale Perl locale support - perlunicode Perl unicode support perlboot Perl OO tutorial for beginners perltoot Perl OO tutorial, part 1 @@ -60,11 +55,22 @@ For ease of access, the Perl manual has been split up into several sections: perltie Perl objects hidden behind simple variables perlipc Perl interprocess communication - perlnumber Perl number semantics perlfork Perl fork() information + perlnumber Perl number semantics perlthrtut Perl threads tutorial - perldiag Perl diagnostic messages + perlport Perl portability guide + perllocale Perl locale support + perlunicode Perl unicode support + perlebcdic Considerations for running Perl on EBCDIC platforms + + perlsec Perl security + + perlmod Perl modules: how they work + perlmodlib Perl modules: how to write and use + perlmodinstall Perl modules: how to install from CPAN + perlnewmod Perl modules: preparing a new module for distribution + perlfaq1 General Questions About Perl perlfaq2 Obtaining and Learning about Perl perlfaq3 Programming Tools @@ -98,14 +104,20 @@ For ease of access, the Perl manual has been split up into several sections: perl5005delta Perl changes in version 5.005 perl5004delta Perl changes in version 5.004 + perlaix Perl notes for AIX perlamiga Perl notes for Amiga perlcygwin Perl notes for Cygwin perldos Perl notes for DOS + perlepoc Perl notes for EPOC perlhpux Perl notes for HP-UX perlmachten Perl notes for Power MachTen + perlmpeix Perl notes for MPE/iX perlos2 Perl notes for OS/2 perlos390 Perl notes for OS/390 + perlposix-bc Perl notes for POSIX-BC + perlsolaris Perl notes for Solaris perlvms Perl notes for VMS + perlvos Perl notes for Stratus VOS perlwin32 Perl notes for Windows (If you're intending to read these straight through for the first time, @@ -179,58 +191,85 @@ But wait, there's more... Begun in 1993 (see L), Perl version 5 is nearly a complete rewrite that provides the following additional benefits: -=over +=over 4 -=item * modularity and reusability using innumerable modules +=item * + +modularity and reusability using innumerable modules Described in L, L, and L. -=item * embeddable and extensible +=item * + +embeddable and extensible Described in L, L, L, L, L, and L. -=item * roll-your-own magic variables (including multiple simultaneous DBM implementations) +=item * + +roll-your-own magic variables (including multiple simultaneous DBM implementations) Described in L and L. -=item * subroutines can now be overridden, autoloaded, and prototyped +=item * + +subroutines can now be overridden, autoloaded, and prototyped Described in L. -=item * arbitrarily nested data structures and anonymous functions +=item * + +arbitrarily nested data structures and anonymous functions Described in L, L, L, and L. -=item * object-oriented programming +=item * + +object-oriented programming Described in L, L, and L. -=item * compilability into C code or Perl bytecode +=item * + +compilability into C code or Perl bytecode Described in L and L. -=item * support for light-weight processes (threads) +=item * + +support for light-weight processes (threads) Described in L and L. -=item * support for internationalization, localization, and Unicode +=item * + +support for internationalization, localization, and Unicode Described in L and L. -=item * lexical scoping +=item * + +lexical scoping Described in L. -=item * regular expression enhancements +=item * + +regular expression enhancements Described in L, with additional examples in L. -=item * enhanced debugger and interactive Perl environment, with integrated editor support +=item * + +enhanced debugger and interactive Perl environment, +with integrated editor support Described in L. -=item * POSIX 1003.1 compliant library +=item * + +POSIX 1003.1 compliant library Described in L. @@ -310,7 +349,7 @@ affected by wraparound). You may mail your bug reports (be sure to include full configuration information as output by the myconfig program in the perl source -tree, or by C) to perlbug@perl.com . If you've succeeded +tree, or by C) to perlbug@perl.org . If you've succeeded in compiling perl, the B script in the F subdirectory can be used to help mail in a bug report.