Path: usenet.cise.ufl.edu!huron.eel.ufl.edu!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!uky.edu!atl-news-feed1.bbnplanet.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!Cabal.CESspool!bofh.vszbr.cz!news-fra1.dfn.de!news-ber1.dfn.de!zrz.TU-Berlin.DE!franz.ww.TU-Berlin.DE!koenig From: andreas.koenig@franz.ww.tu-berlin.de (Andreas Koenig) Newsgroups: comp.lang.perl.announce Subject: New Module List Posted Followup-To: comp.lang.perl.modules Date: 4 Jan 1998 18:28:21 GMT Organization: Technical University Berlin, Germany Lines: 160 Approved: koenig@franz.ww.tu-berlin.de Distribution: world Expires: 01/25/98 19:28:18 Message-ID: <68okc5$hu0$1@brachio.zrz.TU-Berlin.DE> References: Reply-To: andreas.koenig@franz.ww.tu-berlin.de (Andreas Koenig) NNTP-Posting-Host: franz.ww.tu-berlin.de Keywords: FAQ, Perl, Module, Software, Reuse, Development, Free Originator: koenig@franz.ww.TU-Berlin.DE Xref: usenet.cise.ufl.edu comp.lang.perl.announce:42 The Perl 5 Module List, v2.46 ============================= Today I posted a new module list to the newsgroups comp.lang.perl.modules, comp.answers, and news.answers. The HTML version of the list has been uploaded to CPAN as well: http://www.perl.com/CPAN/modules/00modlist.long.html As usual, comments, corrections and suggestions are more than welcome. Please mail them to modules@perl.org I believe that I have taken into account all mails we have received since the last posting. If this is not the case, please let us know. A big Thank You to all contributors helping us to keep the document up to date and apologies to all who didn't get responses as quick as they should. Recent Changes in the modules database -------------------------------------- 2) Perl Core Modules, Perl Language Extensions and Documentation Tools ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Taint bdpf Utilities related to tainting PHOENIX ! 3) Development Support ---------------------- Rcs adcf Alternate RCS interface (see VCS::RCS) CFRETER + VCS:: ::RCS idpf Interface layer over RCS (See also Rcs) RJRAY ! 4) Operating System Interfaces ------------------------------ Mac::Apps:: ::Launch RdpO Launch/Quit Mac OS Apps by creator ID CNANDOR + Schedule:: ::At Rd OS independent interface to the at command JOSERODR + VMS:: ::Persona Rdcf Interface to the VMS Persona services DSUGAL + ::Process Rdcf Process management on VMS DSUGAL + ::Queue bdcf Manage queues and entries DSUGAL + ::System Rdcf VMS-specific system calls DSUGAL + 6) Data Types and Data Type Utilities (see also Database Interfaces) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Math:: ::Fraction bdpO Fraction Manipulation KEVINA ! 7) Database Interfaces (see also Data Types) -------------------------------------------- AsciiDB:: ::Parse i Generic text database parsing MICB + DBD:: ::mSQL RmcO Msql Driver for DBI JWIED ! ::mysql RmcO Mysql Driver for DBI JWIED + Ingperl ampf Ingperl emulation interface for DBD::Ingres HTOUG ! Pg Rdcf PostgreSQL SQL database interface MERGL ! 8) User Interfaces (Character and Graphical) -------------------------------------------- Emacs:: ::Lisp adcO Support for perl embedded in GNU Emacs JTOBEY + Term:: ::ANSIColor Rdpf Color output using ANSI escape sequences RRA ! 10) File Names, File Systems and File Locking (see also File Handles) --------------------------------------------------------------------- File:: ::MultiTail adpO Tail multiple files SGMIANO + ::Sort adpf Emulate some functions of sort(1) CNANDOR + ::Tail bdpO A more efficient tail -f MGRABNAR + 11) Text Processing, Parsing and Searching ------------------------------------------ Number:: ::Format adpO Package for formatting numbers for display WRW + SGML:: ::SPGrove bd+O Load SGML, XML, and HTML files KMACLEOD + Text:: ::Metaphone adpf Phonetic encoding. A modern Soundex MSCHWERN ! ::Vpp bdpO Versatile text pre-processor DDUMONT ! 18) Images, Pixmap and Bitmap Manipulation, Drawing and Graphing ---------------------------------------------------------------- GIFgraph RdpO Package to generate GIF graphs, uses GD.pm MVERB ! 19) Mail and Usenet News ------------------------ Mail:: ::POP3Client RdpO Support for clients of POP3 servers SDOWD ! ::UCEResponder i Spamfilter CHSTROSS + News:: ::Article adpO Module for handling Usenet articles AGIERTH + 21) File Handle, Directory Handle and Input/Output Stream Utilities ------------------------------------------------------------------- IO:: ::Stty bdpf POSIX compliant stty interface AUSCHUTZ + ::Wrap adpO Wrap old-style FHs in IO::-like interface ERYQ + 23) Miscellaneous Modules ------------------------- FAQ:: ::Omatic RdpO A CGI-based FAQ/help database maintainer JHOWELL + Recent Changes in the users database ------------------------------------ AGIERTH Andrew P. J. Gierth AUSCHUTZ Austin Schutz BASKAR Baskar S BPANNIER Benjamin Pannier CEVANS Carey Evans CFRETER Craig Freter CHSTROSS Charlie Stross CLINTDW Clinton Wong DIONALM Dion Almaer DMEGG David Megginson EHOOD Earl Hood FIMM Dennis Taylor GBACON Greg Bacon GFLOHR Guido Flohr IKETRIS Ilya Ketris JHI Jarkko Hietaniemi JHOWELL Jon Howell MAURICE Maurice Aubrey MSCHWERN Michael G Schwern MSOLOMON Mark Solomon PMH Peter Haworth RAP Ryan Alyn Porter RSI Rajappa Iyer SGMIANO Stephen G. Miano WRW William R Ward -- andreas