Index

ckWARN C macro, using, 201

CPAN (Comprehensive Perl Archive Network)

class data, using, 44 45

alternate browsing methods for, 11 12

class methods in OO

browsing, 5 13

explanation of, 39 48

business incentives for contributing to, 2

Perl equivalent of, 38

and CGI::Application module, 269 271

classes in OO, Perl equivalent of, 38

entry screen, 5 6

Class::MethodMaker module, using, 90 92

future of, 20

Class::Struct module

gateway to, 1

versus Class:MethodMaker, 90

history of, 3

using, 88 90

idealist's incentive for contributing to, 

CLEANUP blocks, using with XSUBs, 219

2 3

CODE blocks

introduction to, 1

versus PPCODE in XSUBs, 230

network topology of, 3 5

using with named parameters and 

programmer's incentives for 

XSUBs, 222

contributing to, 1 2

CODE keyword, using with XSUBs, 218 219

reasons for contributing to, 1 3

code value data type. See CV* (code value) 

searching, 12 13

data type

Web site, 1

compile time versus runtime, explanation of, 

CPAN connections, troubleshooting, 16

23

CPAN ID 

Compiler.pm module, location of, 117

for authors, 11

composition in OO interfaces, explanation 

requesting for new modules, 131

of, 82 84

CPAN modules. See modules.

constructors in OO

CPAN server locations, displaying, 3 4

Perl equivalent of, 38

CPAN uploads, displaying most recent 150 of, 

usage of, 41

12

context lines in patches, explanation of, 146

croak() interface

continent, identifying for the CPAN module, 

using with Carp module, 35

15

using with subroutines, 201

conversion operations

CTAN (Comprehensive TeX Archive 

overloading, 49 51

Network), role in CPAN history, 3

symbols for, 49

curly braces ({}), using with references, 37

copy() method, using with overloaded =, 

CV* (code value) C data type, full name and 

55 56

example in Perl, 176

count() function, testing, 115

cvs add command, using, 155 156

count_args.pl script, code for, 117 118

CVS checkouts, purpose of, 152 153

Counter.pm file

cvs commit command, using, 154, 156

generating with h2xs, 100 104

CVS (Concurrent Versions Systems)

modifying for use with single file 

adding and removing files and 

patches, 145

directories in, 155 156

countries, identifying for the CPAN module, 

importing source into, 151 152

15

managing imported files with, 152 153

CPAN bundles

obtaining, 149 150

contents of, 16

online documentation of, 159

installing, 16

optimizing use of, 158 159

listing, 20

purpose of, 149

purpose of, 20

repositories in, 150 151

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