Stories for 2007-11-08

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In this issue:
    * Win32::WebBrowser
    * Request for Comments: Strawberry Perl pre-installed modules
    * New CPAN Distributions for November  7, 2007

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| Win32::WebBrowser                                                  |
|   posted by brian_d_foy on Wednesday November 07, @14:52 (Module Ne|
|   http://use.perl.org/article.pl?sid=07/11/07/1934238              |
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After re-implementing this by hand about a dozen times now, I've created
a package to deal with it in a single method call. [0]Win32::WebBrowser
exports a single method, open_browser(), that pops open the default
browser in a detached process and points it at a URL.

Who knows, maybe it'll make the [1]Strawberry Perl dist...

Discuss this story at:
    http://use.perl.org/comments.pl?sid=07/11/07/1934238

Links:
    0. http://search.cpan.org/perldoc?Win32::WebBrowser
    1. http://use.perl.org/~Alias/journal/34849


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| Request for Comments: Strawberry Perl pre-installed modules        |
|   posted by brian_d_foy on Wednesday November 07, @14:53 (User Jour|
|   http://use.perl.org/article.pl?sid=07/11/07/1935211              |
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I'm one or two test runs away from completing the image-generation
elements of the new [0]Perl::Dist implementation.

This means I will be able to do distribution releases in .zip form for
people to test (they won't have the .exe or .msi installer).

While I continue onwards to finish the re-implementation of the .exe
install generation, I'd like to get some feedback from people on any
modules that they would like to come pre-installed with [1]Strawberry
Perl.

Up to this point, I've wanted to limit the extra modules in Strawberry to
just toolchain modules, and create a separate "Chocolate Perl" that
bundles a whole ton of extras.

But feedback from Strawberry users seems to show there's a preferred
middle group, with some small set of modules bundled that are otherwise
very difficult to install (Expat and libxml are the biggest two
requested).

I'd add SQLite to that list, but unfortunately [2]DBD::SQLite is
currently broken on Win32 due to a forking (and thus failing) test.

What else would people like to come pre-installed with Strawberry, other
than toolchain modules like [3]PAR::Dist.

Discuss this story at:
    http://use.perl.org/comments.pl?sid=07/11/07/1935211

Links:
    0. http://search.cpan.org/perldoc?Perl::Dist
    1. http://strawberryperl.com/
    2. http://search.cpan.org/perldoc?DBD::SQLite
    3. http://search.cpan.org/perldoc?PAR::Dist


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| New CPAN Distributions for November  7, 2007                       |
|   posted by pudge on Wednesday November 07, @18:30 (Module Listings|
|   http://use.perl.org/article.pl?sid=07/11/07/1530207              |
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  * [0]Acme-6502-0.70 -- Pure Perl 65C02 simulator.
  * [1]Archive-Zip-1.23 -- Provide an interface to ZIP archive files.
  * [2]Authen-SASL-Authd-0.04 -- Client authentication via Cyrus
    saslauthd or Dovecot authentication daemon.
  * [3]CPANPLUS-Dist-Mdv-0.2.2 -- a cpanplus backend to build mandriva
    rpms
  * [4]Captcha-reCAPTCHA-0.91 -- A Perl implementation of the reCAPTCHA
    API
  * [5]Catalyst-Model-Xapian-0.03 -- Catalyst model for Search::Xapian.
  * [6]Catalyst-Plugin-Log-Dispatch-0.07 -- Log module of Catalyst that
    uses Log::Dispatch
  * [7]CatalystX-CRUD-0.06 -- CRUD framework for Catalyst applications
  * [8]Class-Factory-1.06 -- Base class for dynamic factory classes
  * [9]Class-Factory-Enhanced-0.03 -- more functionality for
    Class::Factory
  * [10]Class-Factory-Enhanced-0.04 -- more functionality for
    Class::Factory
  * [11]Class-Factory-Enhanced-0.05 -- more functionality for
    Class::Factory
  * [12]Class-Framework-0.01 -- large-scale OOP application support
  * [13]Class-Scaffold-0.01 -- large-scale OOP application support
  * [14]Class-Scaffold-0.02 -- large-scale OOP application support
  * [15]Class-Std-Slots-0.2 -- Provide signals and slots for standard
    classes.
  * [16]Class-Value-0.01 -- foobar
  * [17]Class-Value-0.02 -- the Value Object design pattern
  * [18]Class-Value-Contact-0.01 -- contact-related value objects
  * [19]Class-Value-Net-0.01 -- network-related value objects
  * [20]DBIx-Web-0.71 -- Active Web Database Layer
  * [21]Data-Conveyor-0.01 -- stage-based conveyor-belt-like ticket
    handling system
  * [22]Data-Storage-0.01 -- generic abstract storage mechanism
  * [23]Data-Storage-0.02 -- generic abstract storage mechanism
  * [24]Data-Storage-0.03 -- generic abstract storage mechanism
  * [25]DateTimeX-Easy-0.04 -- Use ::F::Flexible and ::F::Natural for
    quick and easy DateTime creation
  * [26]DateTimeX-Easy-0.042 -- Use ::F::Flexible and ::F::Natural for
    quick and easy DateTime creation
  * [27]DateTimeX-Easy-0.050 -- Use DT::F::Flexible and DT::F::Natural
    for quick and easy DateTime creation
  * [28]Devel-CheckOS-1.3 -- check what OS we're running on
  * [29]Devel-CheckOS-1.4 -- check what OS we're running on
  * [30]Devel-CheckOS-1.41 -- check what OS we're running on
  * [31]Devel-TraceLoad-0.9.0 -- Discover which modules a Perl program
    loads.
  * [32]Devel-TraceLoad-0.9.1 -- Discover which modules a Perl program
    loads.
  * [33]Devel-TraceLoad-1.0.0 -- Discover which modules a Perl program
    loads.
  * [34]Dist-Joseki-0.03 -- tools for the prolific module author
  * [35]Dist-Joseki-0.04 -- tools for the prolific module author
  * [36]Egg-Plugin-Log-Syslog-0.01 -- Plugin for Sys::Syslog.
  * [37]Egg-Plugin-SessionKit-Auth-2.10 -- Authentication of session
    base.
  * [38]Email-Folder-POP3-1.013 -- Email::Folder Access to POP3 Folders
  * [39]HTML-Feature-2.00004_00 -- Extract Feature Sentences From HTML
    Documents
  * [40]HTML-Template-Ex-0.08 -- The Perl code is operated in the
    template for HTML::Template.
  * [41]JSON-Any-1.13 -- Wrapper Class for the various JSON classes.
  * [42]Jifty-DBI-0.46 -- An object-relational persistence framework
  * [43]LaTeX-Table-0.6.0 -- Perl extension for the automatic generation
    of LaTeX tables.
  * [44]Language-Befunge-Debugger-0.1.1 -- a graphical debugger for
    Language::Befunge
  * [45]Language-Befunge-Debugger-0.2.0 -- a graphical debugger for
    Language::Befunge
  * [46]MIME-tools-5.424
  * [47]Module-ExtractUse-0.20 -- Find out what modules are used
  * [48]Net-Address-Ethernet-1.097 -- find hardware ethernet address
  * [49]Net-Address-Ethernet-1.098 -- find hardware ethernet address
  * [50]Net-DRI-0.81 -- Interface to Domain Name
    Registries/Registrars/Resellers
  * [51]Net-Kotonoha-0.01 -- A perl interface to kotonoha.cc
  * [52]Net-Scan-HTTP-Server-Version-0.04 -- grab HTTP server version
  * [53]Object-InsideOut-3.28 -- Comprehensive inside-out object support
    module
  * [54]Object-InsideOut-3.29 -- Comprehensive inside-out object support
    module
  * [55]Parse-Marpa-0.001_036 -- Jay Earley's general parsing algorithm
    with LR(0) precomputation
  * [56]Parse-RecDescent-FAQ-5.08 -- the official, authorized FAQ for
    Parse::RecDescent.
  * [57]Solstice-1440 -- Solstice is a Web application development
    framework for Perl. Based on the MVC programming paradigm, it
    provides a sensible layout for Web applications that helps you write
    applications faster and wit
  * [58]TRL-Microarray-0.24 -- A Perl module for creating and
    manipulating microarray objects
  * [59]Template-Alloy-1.009 -- TT2/3, HT, HTE, Tmpl, and Velocity Engine
  * [60]Template-Parser-CET-0.05 -- Template::Alloy based parser for the
    TT2 engine
  * [61]Test-Depends-0.04 -- Gracefully skip tests if missing modules
  * [62]Text-CSV-0.99_05 -- comma-separated values manipulator (using XS
    or PurePerl)
  * [63]Text-Quoted-2.03 -- Extract the structure of a quoted mail
    message
  * [64]Tie-Cycle-Sinewave-0.05 -- Cycle through a series of values on a
    sinewave
  * [65]Tk-Pod-0.9937 -- Pod browser toplevel widget
  * [66]V-0.13 -- Print version of the specified module(s).
  * [67]WAP-wmls-1.12
  * [68]WWW-Dattebayo-0.0.2 -- Perl module for checking the Dattebayo
    tracker
  * [69]WWW-UsePerl-Journal-0.20 -- A use.perl.org journal tool
  * [70]Win32-WebBrowser-1.01 -- open the default web browser on Win32
  * [71]Wx-0.80 -- interface to the wxWidgets cross-platform GUI toolkit
  * [72]XML-Bare-0.22 -- Minimal XML parser implemented via a C state
    engine
  * [73]XML-RPC-0.5 -- Pure Perl implementation for an XML-RPC client and
    server.
  * [74]XML-Twig-3.31 -- A perl module for processing huge XML documents
    in tree mode.

Discuss this story at:
    http://use.perl.org/comments.pl?sid=07/11/07/1530207

Links:
    0. http://search.cpan.org/~andya/Acme-6502-0.70
    1. http://search.cpan.org/~adamk/Archive-Zip-1.23
    2. http://search.cpan.org/~sasha/Authen-SASL-Authd-0.04
    3. http://search.cpan.org/~jquelin/CPANPLUS-Dist-Mdv-0.2.2
    4. http://search.cpan.org/~andya/Captcha-reCAPTCHA-0.91
    5. http://search.cpan.org/~mramberg/Catalyst-Model-Xapian-0.03
    6. http://search.cpan.org/~shot/Catalyst-Plugin-Log-Dispatch-0.07
    7. http://search.cpan.org/~karman/CatalystX-CRUD-0.06
    8. http://search.cpan.org/~phred/Class-Factory-1.06
    9. http://search.cpan.org/~marcel/Class-Factory-Enhanced-0.03
   10. http://search.cpan.org/~marcel/Class-Factory-Enhanced-0.04
   11. http://search.cpan.org/~marcel/Class-Factory-Enhanced-0.05
   12. http://search.cpan.org/~marcel/Class-Framework-0.01
   13. http://search.cpan.org/~marcel/Class-Scaffold-0.01
   14. http://search.cpan.org/~marcel/Class-Scaffold-0.02
   15. http://search.cpan.org/~andya/Class-Std-Slots-0.2
   16. http://search.cpan.org/~marcel/Class-Value-0.01
   17. http://search.cpan.org/~marcel/Class-Value-0.02
   18. http://search.cpan.org/~marcel/Class-Value-Contact-0.01
   19. http://search.cpan.org/~marcel/Class-Value-Net-0.01
   20. http://search.cpan.org/~makarow/DBIx-Web-0.71
   21. http://search.cpan.org/~marcel/Data-Conveyor-0.01
   22. http://search.cpan.org/~marcel/Data-Storage-0.01
   23. http://search.cpan.org/~marcel/Data-Storage-0.02
   24. http://search.cpan.org/~marcel/Data-Storage-0.03
   25. http://search.cpan.org/~rkrimen/DateTimeX-Easy-0.04
   26. http://search.cpan.org/~rkrimen/DateTimeX-Easy-0.042
   27. http://search.cpan.org/~rkrimen/DateTimeX-Easy-0.050
   28. http://search.cpan.org/~dcantrell/Devel-CheckOS-1.3
   29. http://search.cpan.org/~dcantrell/Devel-CheckOS-1.4
   30. http://search.cpan.org/~dcantrell/Devel-CheckOS-1.41
   31. http://search.cpan.org/~andya/Devel-TraceLoad-0.9.0
   32. http://search.cpan.org/~andya/Devel-TraceLoad-0.9.1
   33. http://search.cpan.org/~andya/Devel-TraceLoad-1.0.0
   34. http://search.cpan.org/~marcel/Dist-Joseki-0.03
   35. http://search.cpan.org/~marcel/Dist-Joseki-0.04
   36. http://search.cpan.org/~lushe/Egg-Plugin-Log-Syslog-0.01
   37. http://search.cpan.org/~lushe/Egg-Plugin-SessionKit-Auth-2.10
   38. http://search.cpan.org/~rjbs/Email-Folder-POP3-1.013
   39. http://search.cpan.org/~miki/HTML-Feature-2.00004_00
   40. http://search.cpan.org/~lushe/HTML-Template-Ex-0.08
   41. http://search.cpan.org/~perigrin/JSON-Any-1.13
   42. http://search.cpan.org/~jesse/Jifty-DBI-0.46
   43. http://search.cpan.org/~limaone/LaTeX-Table-0.6.0
   44. http://search.cpan.org/~jquelin/Language-Befunge-Debugger-0.1.1
   45. http://search.cpan.org/~jquelin/Language-Befunge-Debugger-0.2.0
   46. http://search.cpan.org/~doneill/MIME-tools-5.424
   47. http://search.cpan.org/~domm/Module-ExtractUse-0.20
   48. http://search.cpan.org/~mthurn/Net-Address-Ethernet-1.097
   49. http://search.cpan.org/~mthurn/Net-Address-Ethernet-1.098
   50. http://search.cpan.org/~pmevzek/Net-DRI-0.81
   51. http://search.cpan.org/~mattn/Net-Kotonoha-0.01
   52. http://search.cpan.org/~mcantoni/Net-Scan-HTTP-Server-Version-0.04
   53. http://search.cpan.org/~jdhedden/Object-InsideOut-3.28
   54. http://search.cpan.org/~jdhedden/Object-InsideOut-3.29
   55. http://search.cpan.org/~jkegl/Parse-Marpa-0.001_036
   56. http://search.cpan.org/~tbone/Parse-RecDescent-FAQ-5.08
   57. http://search.cpan.org/~mcrawfor/Solstice-1440
   58. http://search.cpan.org/~cjones/TRL-Microarray-0.24
   59. http://search.cpan.org/~rhandom/Template-Alloy-1.009
   60. http://search.cpan.org/~rhandom/Template-Parser-CET-0.05
   61. http://search.cpan.org/~samv/Test-Depends-0.04
   62. http://search.cpan.org/~makamaka/Text-CSV-0.99_05
   63. http://search.cpan.org/~ruz/Text-Quoted-2.03
   64. http://search.cpan.org/~dland/Tie-Cycle-Sinewave-0.05
   65. http://search.cpan.org/~srezic/Tk-Pod-0.9937
   66. http://search.cpan.org/~abeltje/V-0.13
   67. http://search.cpan.org/~perrad/WAP-wmls-1.12
   68. http://search.cpan.org/~sepp/WWW-Dattebayo-0.0.2
   69. http://search.cpan.org/~barbie/WWW-UsePerl-Journal-0.20
   70. http://search.cpan.org/~darnold/Win32-WebBrowser-1.01
   71. http://search.cpan.org/~mbarbon/Wx-0.80
   72. http://search.cpan.org/~codechild/XML-Bare-0.22
   73. http://search.cpan.org/~daan/XML-RPC-0.5
   74. http://search.cpan.org/~mirod/XML-Twig-3.31



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