Index

P

Perl

portability of, 122 125

(p) notation in DSLIP, meaning of, 9

using with named parameters and 

P Public License Stage of DSLIP

XSUBs, 223 225

Module List codes for, 10 11

version dependence of, 125 126

providing module information for, 133

perl  V switch, using with scalar values, 177

 p1 option, role in applying multifile patches, 

Perl C API

148 149

AVs (array values) in, 184 189

package declarations, checking module 

data types in, 176

distributions for, 137

freeing memory explicitly with, 195

packages

freeing memory implicitly with, 

creating variables in, 24

195 197

and error reporting, 34 35

HVs (hash values), 187 189

naming, 26

memory management with, 192 197

providing encapsulation with, 27

resources for, 204

symbol tables used with, 25 29

RVs (reference values) in, 189 192

usage of, 24 25

SVs (scalar values) in, 177 184

using Exporter utility with, 32 33

system wrappers used with, 202 203

paragraphs, indenting in documentation, 69

Perl debugger, running, 116

param() method

Perl environment

differences in, 269

accessing variables in, 197

using with CGI.pm, 256

interacting with, 197 201

using with packages, 24

Perl modules. See modules

parameters, passing in functional interfaces, 

perl packrats mailing list, finding archives 

76 78

for, 3

parent classes, role in inheritance, 45 48

Perl programs, reasons for writing in C, 

parentheses (()) argument to use, using with 

175 176

File::Find, 23

Perl subroutines. See subroutines

Parse::RecDescent module, features of, 

perl* Fine Manuals, content of, 64

173 174

perl5 porters mailing list, advisory about, 130

patches

perldoc utility

applying multifile type of, 148 149

versus man, 22

applying single file type of, 146 147

using, 17

creating multifile type of, 147 148

PerlIO set versus stdio functions, 203

creating single file type of, 144 146

Perl's license, explanation of, 127

obtaining more information about, 149

.pl files versus .PL files, 117 118

using   backup option with, 147

plus sign (+), meaning in unified diff format, 

using  u option with, 145

146

working with, 144 149

POD format, locating documentation for, 22

PAUSE namespace registration form, 

POD formatting codes, examples of, 69

displaying, 132

POD (plain old documentation)

PAUSE (Perl Author Upload SErver), creation 

explicit formatting of, 71

of, 3 4

indenting, 70 71

PAUSE upload file form, uploading new 

indenting paragraphs in, 69

module distributions with, 134 135

of methods in OO, 85

using =back command with, 69

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