Module::CoreList::Utils(3p) Perl Programmers Reference Guide #
Module::CoreList::Utils(3p) Perl Programmers Reference Guide
NNAAMMEE #
Module::CoreList::Utils - what utilities shipped with versions of perl
SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS #
use Module::CoreList::Utils;
print $Module::CoreList::Utils::utilities{5.009003}{ptar}; # prints 1
print Module::CoreList::Utils->first_release('corelist');
# prints 5.008009
print Module::CoreList::Utils->first_release_by_date('corelist');
# prints 5.009002
DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN #
Module::CoreList::Utils provides information on which core and dual-life
utilities shipped with each version of perl.
It provides a number of mechanisms for querying this information.
There is a functional programming API available for programmers to query
information.
Programmers may also query the contained hash structure to find relevant
information.
FFUUNNCCTTIIOONNSS AAPPII #
These are the functions that are available, they may either be called as
functions or class methods:
Module::CoreList::Utils::first_release('corelist'); # as a function
Module::CoreList::Utils->first_release('corelist'); # class method
"utilities"
Requires a perl version as an argument, returns a list of utilities
that shipped with that version of perl, or undef/empty list if that
perl doesn't exist.
"first_release( UTILITY )"
Requires a UTILITY name as an argument, returns the perl version when
that utility first appeared in core as ordered by perl version number
or undef ( in scalar context ) or an empty list ( in list context )
if that utility is not in core.
"first_release_by_date( UTILITY )"
Requires a UTILITY name as an argument, returns the perl version when
that utility first appeared in core as ordered by release date or
undef ( in scalar context ) or an empty list ( in list context ) if
that utility is not in core.
"removed_from( UTILITY )"
Takes a UTILITY name as an argument, returns the first perl version
where that utility was removed from core. Returns undef if the given
utility was never in core or remains in core.
"removed_from_by_date( UTILITY )"
Takes a UTILITY name as an argument, returns the first perl version
by release date where that utility was removed from core. Returns
undef if the given utility was never in core or remains in core.
DDAATTAA SSTTRRUUCCTTUURREESS #
These are the hash data structures that are available:
%Module::CoreList::Utils::utilities
A hash of hashes that is keyed on perl version as indicated in $].
The second level hash is utility / defined pairs.
AAUUTTHHOORR #
Chris "BinGOs" Williams <chris@bingosnet.co.uk>
Currently maintained by the perl 5 porters <perl5-porters@perl.org>.
This module is the result of archaeology undertaken during QA Hackathon
in Lancaster, April 2013.
LLIICCEENNSSEE #
Copyright (C) 2013 Chris Williams. All Rights Reserved.
This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the same terms as Perl itself.
SSEEEE AALLSSOO #
corelist, Module::CoreList, perl, <http://perlpunks.de/corelist>
perl v5.36.3 2023-12-23 Module::CoreList::Utils(3p)