The following modules have recently been added to or updated in the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (CPAN). You can install them using the instructions in the 'perlmodinstall' page included with your Perl distribution. Acme-Note-0.6 http://search.cpan.org/~ferreira/Acme-Note-0.6/ Make a mental note for programming style ---- Algorithm-VectorClocks-0.0.1 http://search.cpan.org/~takeru/Algorithm-VectorClocks-0.0.1/ Generating a partial ordering of events in a distributed system ---- App-Bondage-0.2.4 http://search.cpan.org/~hinrik/App-Bondage-0.2.4/ A featureful IRC bouncer based on POE::Component::IRC ---- BSD-Getfsent-0.17 http://search.cpan.org/~schubiger/BSD-Getfsent-0.17/ Get file system descriptor file entry ---- Catalyst-Model-DBIDM-0.03 http://search.cpan.org/~cbouvi/Catalyst-Model-DBIDM-0.03/ DBIx::DataModel model class ---- Class-DBI-Pageset-0.10 http://search.cpan.org/~mgrimes/Class-DBI-Pageset-0.10/ A flexible pager utility for Class::DBI using Data::Pageset ---- Class-Inflate-0.07 http://search.cpan.org/~kolibrie/Class-Inflate-0.07/ Inflate HASH Object from Values in Database ---- Class-Inspector-1.20 http://search.cpan.org/~adamk/Class-Inspector-1.20/ Get information about a class and its structure ---- Class-Inspector-1.21_01 http://search.cpan.org/~adamk/Class-Inspector-1.21_01/ Get information about a class and its structure ---- Class-Simple-0.19 http://search.cpan.org/~sullivan/Class-Simple-0.19/ Simple Object-Oriented Base Class ---- Config-Model-Xorg-0.509 http://search.cpan.org/~ddumont/Config-Model-Xorg-0.509/ Xorg configuration model for Config::Model ---- Data-Table-1.54 http://search.cpan.org/~ezdb/Data-Table-1.54/ Data type related to database tables, spreadsheets, CSV/TSV files, HTML table displays, etc. ---- File-chdir-0.1002 http://search.cpan.org/~dagolden/File-chdir-0.1002/ a more sensible way to change directories ---- GD-Map-Mercator-1.01 http://search.cpan.org/~darnold/GD-Map-Mercator-1.01/ Create Mercator projected map images using GD ---- Gaim-Log-Mailer-0.01 http://search.cpan.org/~mschilli/Gaim-Log-Mailer-0.01/ Have your Gaim/Pidgin logs mailed to you ---- Gaim-Log-Parser-0.10 http://search.cpan.org/~mschilli/Gaim-Log-Parser-0.10/ Parse Gaim's Log Files ---- Geo-Query-0.03 http://search.cpan.org/~retoh/Geo-Query-0.03/ Perl extension for querying geo related data from different sources. ---- GraphViz-DBI-FromSchema-0.01 http://search.cpan.org/~smylers/GraphViz-DBI-FromSchema-0.01/ Create a diagram of database tables, using the foreign key information in the schema ---- HTTP-Daemon-SSL-1.04 http://search.cpan.org/~aufflick/HTTP-Daemon-SSL-1.04/ a simple http server class with SSL sup****t ---- IO-Async-0.13 http://search.cpan.org/~pevans/IO-Async-0.13/ a collection of modules that implement asynchronous filehandle IO ---- Kephra-0.3.6_6 http://search.cpan.org/~lichtkind/Kephra-0.3.6_6/ crossplatform, CPAN-installable GUI-Texteditor for Programmers, UI designed along Perl's Paradigms ---- Kephra0.3.6_4 http://search.cpan.org/~lichtkind/Kephra0.3.6_4/ ---- Keystone-Resolver-1.18 http://search.cpan.org/~mirk/Keystone-Resolver-1.18/ an OpenURL resolver ---- List-Maker-v0.0.4 http://search.cpan.org/~dconway/List-Maker-v0.0.4/ Generate more sophisticated lists than just $a..$b ---- Locale-Maketext-TieHash-L10N-0.07 http://search.cpan.org/~steffenw/Locale-Maketext-TieHash-L10N-0.07/ Tying language handle to a hash ---- Mac-iTunes-Library-XML-0.01_05 http://search.cpan.org/~dinomite/Mac-iTunes-Library-XML-0.01_05/ Perl extension for parsing an iTunes XML library ---- Math-Complex-1.52 http://search.cpan.org/~jhi/Math-Complex-1.52/ complex numbers and associated mathematical functions ---- PDF-API2-Simple-1.1.4u http://search.cpan.org/~redtree/PDF-API2-Simple-1.1.4u/ Simplistic wrapper for the excellent PDF::API2 modules ---- POE-Component-IRC-Plugin-Validator-CSS-0.01 http://search.cpan.org/~zoffix/POE-Component-IRC-Plugin-Validator-CSS-0.01/ non-blocking CSS validator for IRC bots. ---- POE-Component-WebService-Validator-CSS-W3C-0.02 http://search.cpan.org/~zoffix/POE-Component-WebService-Validator-CSS-W3C-0.02/ non-blocking access to CSS validator. ---- PathTools-3.2701 http://search.cpan.org/~kwilliams/PathTools-3.2701/ ---- Text-TermExtract-0.01 http://search.cpan.org/~mschilli/Text-TermExtract-0.01/ Extract terms from text ---- Video-Dumper-QuickTime-1.0001 http://search.cpan.org/~grandpa/Video-Dumper-QuickTime-1.0001/ Dump QuickTime movie file structure ---- YAML-YuyuPress-0.07 http://search.cpan.org/~jmerelo/YAML-YuyuPress-0.07/ Tool for making presentations out of YAML files. ---- YAML-YuyuPress-0.07_1 http://search.cpan.org/~jmerelo/YAML-YuyuPress-0.07_1/ Tool for making presentations out of YAML files. ---- re-engine-TRE-0.02 http://search.cpan.org/~avar/re-engine-TRE-0.02/ TRE regular expression engine If you're an author of one of these modules, please submit a detailed announcement to comp.lang.perl.announce, and we'll pass it along. 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