Perl Modules

Introduction to Perl Modules

The Perl module packages add useful objects to the Perl language. Modules utilized by packages throughout BLFS are listed here, along with their dependencies. Installation of the modules shown on this page should be accomplished by installing the dependencies in the order listed. The Perl Module standard build and installation instructions are shown at the bottom of this page.

Where a module is shown as '(for the testsuite)' it is required if you wish to run the test for the module which uses it. In these cases, only the required dependencies are listed - there might be other modules which allow more tests to be run, but omitting them will still allow the tests to PASS.

Archive::Zip-1.50

The Archive::Zip module allows a Perl program to create, manipulate, read, and write Zip archive files. This module uses the standard build and installation instructions.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

autovivification-0.16

The autovivification module allows you to lexically disable autovivification. This module uses the standard build and installation instructions.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

Business::ISBN-2.09

The Business::ISBN module is for work with International Standard Book Numbers. This module and its dependency use the standard build and installation instructions.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

Business::ISMN-1.13

The Business::ISMN module is for work with International Standard Music Numbers. This module uses the standard build and installation instructions.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

Business::ISSN-0.91

The Business::ISSN module is for work with International Standard Serial Numbers. This module uses the standard build and installation instructions.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

Data::Compare-1.25

The Data::Compare module compares two perl data structures. This module and its dependencies use the standard build and installation instructions.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

Data::Dump-1.23

This module provides pretty printing of data structures. It uses the standard build and installation instructions.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

Date::Simple-3.03

Date::Simple provides a simple date object. This module uses the standard build and installation instructions.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

Encode::EUCJPASCII-0.03

Encode::EUCJPASCII provides an eucJP-open mapping. This module uses the standard build and installation instructions.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

Encode::HanExtra-0.23

The Encode::HanExtra module provides extra sets of Chinese Encodings. This module uses the standard build and installation instructions.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

Encode::JIS2K-0.03

The Encode::JIS2K module provides JIS X 0212 (aka JIS 2000) Encodings. This module uses the standard build and installation instructions.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

File::Slurp-9999.19

The File::Slurp module provides Simple and Efficient Reading/Writing/Modifying of Complete Files. This module uses the standard build and installation instructions.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

File::Which-1.19

File::Which provides a portable implementation of the 'which' utility. This module and its dependencies use the standard build and installation instructions.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

HTML::Parser-3.71

The HTML::Parser distribution is a collection of modules that parse and extract information from HTML documents. This module and the dependency modules use the standard build and installation instructions.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

IPC::Run3-0.048

The IPC::Run3 module is used to run a subprocess with input/ouput redirection. This module uses the standard build and installation instructions.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

libwww-perl-6.13 (a.k.a. Bundle::LWP)

The libwww-perl (Bundle::LWP) collection is a set of Perl modules which provide a simple and consistent application programming interface to the World-Wide Web. The main focus of the library is to provide classes and functions that allow you to write WWW clients. The library also contains modules that are of more general use and even classes that help you implement simple HTTP servers. The LWP collection and all its dependency modules use the standard build and installation instructions. The dependencies should be installed in the order listed below. Ensure you install the dependency chain for each module before installing the modules.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

After the LWP installation, if you want HTTPS protocol support, install the following (application and modules):

List::AllUtils-0.09

The List::Allutils module combines List::Util and List::MoreUtils in one bite-sized package. This module and its dependencies use the standard build and installation instructions.

This package will fail (tests, but not for any obvious reason, and at runtime) if the core module List::Util is older than 1.31, as happens with e.g. with perl-5.18.2 from LFS-7.5. To test the version, you can run the following command

and if necessary install Scalar::List::Utils (http://search.cpan.org/dist/Scalar-List-Utils/) to get a newer version of that module without updating all of perl.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

Log-Log4perl-1.46 (a.k.a. Log::Log4perl)

Log-Log4perl provides a Log4j implementation for perl. This module uses the standard build and installation instructions.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

Module-Build-0.4214

Module::Build allows perl modules to be built without a make command being present. This module uses the standard build and installation instructions. If your version of perl is 5.20.2 or earlier, a version of this module was installed as part of the core perl distribution and you do not need to install a newer version.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

Net::DNS-1.02

Net::DNS is a DNS resolver implemented in Perl. It can be used to perform nearly any type of DNS query from a Perl script. The Net::DNS module and all its dependencies are installed using the standard build and installation instructions.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

Regexp::Common-2013031301

Regexp::Common provides commonly requested regular expressions. This module uses the standard build and installation instructions.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

SGMLSpm-1.1

The SGMLSpm module is a Perl library used for parsing the output from James Clark's SGMLS and NSGMLS parsers. This modules uses the standard build and installation instructions.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

Before beginning the build, issue the following command to prevent an error:

chmod -v 644 MYMETA.yml

After the package has been installed, run the following command as the root user:

ln -sv sgmlspl.pl /usr/bin/sgmlspl

Test-Command-0.11 (Test::Command)

This module tests the exit status, STDOUT, or STDERR, of an external command. This module uses the standard build and installation instructions.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

Test::Differences-0.63

Test::Differences - Test strings and data structures and show differences if not ok. This module and its dependency modules use the standard build and installation instructions.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

Test::Pod-1.51

Test::Pod checks for POD errors in files. It uses the standard build and installation instructions.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

Test::Pod::Coverage-1.10

Test::Pod::Coverage check for pod coverage. This module and its dependency modules use the standard build and installation instructions.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

Text::BibTeX-0.71

Text::BibTeX provides an interface to read and parse BibTeX files. This module uses the instructions for packages using Build.PL, but except where noted, its dependencies are installed using the standard build and installation instructions.

This package asks for what it calls `Scalar::Util` version 1.42 or later if the core module List::Util is older than this, as happens with releases up to perl-5.20.2. To test the version, you can run the following command

and if necessary install Scalar::List::Utils (http://search.cpan.org/dist/Scalar-List-Utils/) to get a newer version of that module without updating all of perl.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

Text::Roman-3.5

Text::Roman allows conversion between Roman and Arabic algorisms (number systems, e.g. MCMXLV and 1945). This module uses the standard build and installation instructions.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

Unicode::Collate-1.14

Unicode::Collate provides a Unicode collation algorithm. This module uses the standard build and installation instructions.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

Unicode::LineBreak-2015.07.16

Unicode::LineBreak provides a UAX #14 Unicode Line Breaking Algorithm. This module and its dependencies use the standard build and installation instructions.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

URI-1.69

This module implements the URI class. Objects of this class represent "Uniform Resource Identifier references" as specified in RFC 2396 (and updated by RFC 2732). A Uniform Resource Identifier is a compact string of characters that identifies an abstract or physical resource. A Uniform Resource Identifier can be further classified as either a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) or a Uniform Resource Name (URN). The distinction between URL and URN does not matter to the URI class interface. A "URI-reference" is a URI that may have additional information attached in the form of a fragment identifier. This module uses the standard build and installation instructions.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

XML::LibXML::Simple-0.95

The XML::LibXML::Simple module is a rewrite of XML::Simple to use the XML::LibXML parser for XML structures,instead of the plain Perl or SAX parsers. This module and all dependency modules use the standard build and installation instructions.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

XML::LibXSLT-1.94

The XML::LibXSLT module provides an interface to libxslt. This module uses the standard build and installation instructions.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

XML::Simple-2.20

The XML::Simple module is a Perl extension that provides an easy API to read and write XML (especially config files). This module and all dependency modules use the standard build and installation instructions.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

XML::Writer-0.625

XML::Writer provides a Perl extension for writing XML documents. This module uses the standard build and installation instructions.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

perl Makefile.PL &&
make &&
make test

make install

make install UNINST=1

perl Build.PL &&
./Build &&
./Build test

./Build install

install <Module::Name>

cpan -i <Module1::Name> <Module2::Name>