X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=pod%2Fperlfaq2.pod;h=45738abc26e2301df1925cc859ae988301f46a00;hb=71f882da828ecd892a162839f27e4625d69023fb;hp=f1781015d630011bd7201e31782d5bf5f89bc4b1;hpb=83a705501a282ba29e3f6ef4b181206fda002f28;p=p5sagit%2Fp5-mst-13.2.git diff --git a/pod/perlfaq2.pod b/pod/perlfaq2.pod index f178101..45738ab 100644 --- a/pod/perlfaq2.pod +++ b/pod/perlfaq2.pod @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ =head1 NAME -perlfaq2 - Obtaining and Learning about Perl ($Revision: 1.13 $, $Date: 2002/04/26 16:56:35 $) +perlfaq2 - Obtaining and Learning about Perl ($Revision: 1.20 $, $Date: 2003/01/26 17:50:56 $) =head1 DESCRIPTION @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ architecture. =head2 What modules and extensions are available for Perl? What is CPAN? What does CPAN/src/... mean? -CPAN stands for Comprehensive Perl Archive Network, a ~700mb archive +CPAN stands for Comprehensive Perl Archive Network, a ~1.2Gb archive replicated on nearly 200 machines all over the world. CPAN contains source code, non-native ports, documentation, scripts, and many third-party modules and extensions, designed for everything from @@ -167,29 +167,37 @@ assistance: http://perldoc.cpan.org/ http://www.perldoc.com/ - http://reference.perl.com/query.cgi?tutorials http://bookmarks.cpan.org/search.cgi?cat=Training%2FTutorials =head2 What are the Perl newsgroups on Usenet? Where do I post questions? -The now defunct comp.lang.perl newsgroup has been superseded by the -following groups: +Several groups devoted to the Perl language are on Usenet: comp.lang.perl.announce Moderated announcement group - comp.lang.perl.misc Very busy group about Perl in general - comp.lang.perl.moderated Moderated discussion group + comp.lang.perl.misc High traffic general Perl discussion + comp.lang.perl.moderated Moderated discussion group comp.lang.perl.modules Use and development of Perl modules comp.lang.perl.tk Using Tk (and X) from Perl comp.infosystems.www.authoring.cgi Writing CGI scripts for the Web. -There is also a Usenet gateway to Perl mailing lists sponsored by perl.org at -nntp://nntp.perl.org , a web interface to the same lists at -http://nntp.perl.org/group/ and these lists are also available under the -C hierarchy at http://groups.google.com . Other groups are listed at -http://lists.perl.org/ ( also known as http://lists.cpan.org/ ). +Some years ago, comp.lang.perl was divided into those groups, and +comp.lang.perl itself officially removed. While that group may still +be found on some news servers, it is unwise to use it, because +postings there will not appear on news servers which honour the +official list of group names. Use comp.lang.perl.misc for topics +which do not have a more-appropriate specific group. -A nice place to ask questions is the PerlMonks site, http://www.perlmonks.org/ +There is also a Usenet gateway to Perl mailing lists sponsored by +perl.org at nntp://nntp.perl.org , a web interface to the same lists +at http://nntp.perl.org/group/ and these lists are also available +under the C hierarchy at http://groups.google.com . Other +groups are listed at http://lists.perl.org/ ( also known as +http://lists.cpan.org/ ). + +A nice place to ask questions is the PerlMonks site, +http://www.perlmonks.org/ , or the Perl Beginners mailing list +http://lists.perl.org/showlist.cgi?name=beginners . Note that none of the above are supposed to write your code for you: asking questions about particular problems or general advice is fine, @@ -205,7 +213,7 @@ see their FAQ ( http://www.faqs.org/faqs/alt-sources-intro/ ) for details. If you're just looking for software, first use Google ( http://www.google.com ), Google's usenet search interface -( http://groups.google.com ), and CPAN Search ( http://search.cpan.org ). +( http://groups.google.com ), and CPAN Search ( http://search.cpan.org ). This is faster and more productive than just posting a request. =head2 Perl Books @@ -231,7 +239,7 @@ of real-world examples, mini-tutorials, and complete programs is: by Tom Christiansen and Nathan Torkington, with Foreword by Larry Wall ISBN 1-56592-243-3 [1st Edition August 1998] - http://perl.oreilly.com/cookbook/ + http://perl.oreilly.com/catalog/cookbook/ If you're already a seasoned programmer, then the Camel Book might suffice for you to learn Perl from. If you're not, check out the @@ -366,7 +374,7 @@ Recommended books on (or mostly on) Perl follow. ISBN 1-930110-00-6 [1st edition 2001] http://www.manning.com/cross - Mastering Perl/Tk + Mastering Perl/Tk by Steve Lidie and Nancy Walsh ISBN 1-56592-716-8 [1st edition January 2002] http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/mastperltk/ @@ -399,26 +407,13 @@ http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/LinuxMag/ . =head2 Perl on the Net: FTP and WWW Access -To get the best performance, pick a site from -the list below and use it to grab the complete list of mirror sites -which is at /CPAN/MIRRORED.BY or at http://mirror.cpan.org/ . -From there you can find the quickest site for you. Remember, the -following list is I the complete list of CPAN mirrors -(the complete list contains 165 sites as of January 2001): - - http://www.cpan.org/ - http://www.perl.com/CPAN/ - http://download.sourceforge.net/mirrors/CPAN/ - ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/plan/perl/CPAN/ - ftp://ftp.flirble.org/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/ - ftp://ftp.uvsq.fr/pub/perl/CPAN/ - ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/ - ftp://ftp.dti.ad.jp/pub/lang/CPAN/ - ftp://cpan.if.usp.br/pub/mirror/CPAN/ - -One may also use xx.cpan.org where "xx" is the 2-letter country code -for your domain; e.g. Australia would use au.cpan.org. -[Note: This only applies to countries that host at least one mirror.] +To get the best performance, pick a site from the list at +http://www.cpan.org/SITES.html . From there you can find the quickest +site for you. + +You may also use xx.cpan.org where "xx" is the 2-letter country code +for your domain; e.g. Australia would use au.cpan.org. [Note: This +only applies to countries that host at least one mirror.] =head2 What mailing lists are there for Perl? @@ -428,14 +423,12 @@ subscription information. A comprehensive list of Perl related mailing lists can be found at: - http://lists.cpan.org/ - -( also visible as http://lists.perl.org/ ) + http://lists.perl.org/ =head2 Archives of comp.lang.perl.misc The Google search engine now carries archived and searchable newsgroup -content. +content. http://groups.google.com/groups?group=comp.lang.perl.misc