From 0bc0ad857ef0ded50c72fba42503c958a1579a5a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jarkko Hietaniemi Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 03:37:30 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] FAQ sync. p4raw-id: //depot/perl@14460 --- pod/perlfaq.pod | 4 ++-- pod/perlfaq1.pod | 21 +++++++++++---------- pod/perlfaq2.pod | 10 +++++----- pod/perlfaq3.pod | 4 ++-- pod/perlfaq4.pod | 4 ++-- pod/perlfaq5.pod | 4 ++-- pod/perlfaq6.pod | 4 ++-- pod/perlfaq7.pod | 4 ++-- pod/perlfaq8.pod | 4 ++-- pod/perlfaq9.pod | 11 ++++++++--- 10 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-) diff --git a/pod/perlfaq.pod b/pod/perlfaq.pod index c3fcacd..3d3b10f 100644 --- a/pod/perlfaq.pod +++ b/pod/perlfaq.pod @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ =head1 NAME -perlfaq - frequently asked questions about Perl ($Date: 2002/01/11 02:31:20 $) +perlfaq - frequently asked questions about Perl ($Date: 2002/01/28 04:17:26 $) =head1 DESCRIPTION @@ -1327,7 +1327,7 @@ Perl Porters. =head1 Author and Copyright Information -Copyright (c) 1997-1999 Tom Christiansen and Nathan Torkington. +Copyright (c) 1997-2002 Tom Christiansen and Nathan Torkington. All rights reserved. =head2 Bundled Distributions diff --git a/pod/perlfaq1.pod b/pod/perlfaq1.pod index 249ef74..78720e7 100644 --- a/pod/perlfaq1.pod +++ b/pod/perlfaq1.pod @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ =head1 NAME -perlfaq1 - General Questions About Perl ($Revision: 1.4 $, $Date: 2002/01/18 21:00:17 $) +perlfaq1 - General Questions About Perl ($Revision: 1.5 $, $Date: 2002/01/27 20:22:52 $) =head1 DESCRIPTION @@ -96,15 +96,16 @@ See L for a history of Perl revisions. At The Second O'Reilly Open Source Software Convention, Larry Wall announced Perl6 development would begin in earnest. Perl6 was an oft used term for Chip Salzenberg's project to rewrite Perl in C++ named -Topaz. However, Topaz should not be confused with the nisus to rewrite -Perl while keeping the lessons learned from other software, as well as -Perl5, in mind. +Topaz. However, Topaz provided valuable insights to the next version +of Perl and its implementation, but was ultimately abandoned. -If you have a desire to help in the crusade to make Perl a better place -then peruse the Perl6 developers page at http://www.perl.org/perl6/ and -get involved. +If you want to learn more about Perl6, or have a desire to help in +the crusade to make Perl a better place then peruse the Perl6 developers +page at http://dev.perl.org/perl6/ and get involved. -The first alpha release is expected by Summer 2001. +Perl6 is not scheduled for release yet, and Perl5 will still be supported +for quite awhile after its release. Do not wait for Perl6 to do whatever +you need to do. "We're really serious about reinventing everything that needs reinventing." --Larry Wall @@ -317,8 +318,8 @@ but the most recommendable way is to upgrade to at least Perl 5.6.1. =head1 AUTHOR AND COPYRIGHT -Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Tom Christiansen and -Nathan Torkington. All rights reserved. +Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Tom Christiansen and Nathan +Torkington. All rights reserved. This documentation is free; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. diff --git a/pod/perlfaq2.pod b/pod/perlfaq2.pod index 17dab2a..9d2fa0c 100644 --- a/pod/perlfaq2.pod +++ b/pod/perlfaq2.pod @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ =head1 NAME -perlfaq2 - Obtaining and Learning about Perl ($Revision: 1.5 $, $Date: 2002/01/18 21:00:17 $) +perlfaq2 - Obtaining and Learning about Perl ($Revision: 1.6 $, $Date: 2002/01/25 21:22:22 $) =head1 DESCRIPTION @@ -197,9 +197,9 @@ including setting the Followup-To header line to NOT include alt.sources; see their FAQ (http://www.faqs.org/faqs/alt-sources-intro/) for details. If you're just looking for software, first use Google -(http://www.google.com), Deja (http://www.deja.com), and -CPAN Search (http://search.cpan.org). This is faster and more -productive than just posting a request. +(http://www.google.com), Google's usenet search interface +(http://groups.google.com), and CPAN Search (http://search.cpan.org). +This is faster and more productive than just posting a request. =head2 Perl Books @@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ the I question earlier in this document. =head1 AUTHOR AND COPYRIGHT -Copyright (c) 1997-2002 Tom Christiansen and Nathan Torkington. +Copyright (c) 1997-2001 Tom Christiansen and Nathan Torkington. All rights reserved. This documentation is free; you can redistribute it and/or modify it diff --git a/pod/perlfaq3.pod b/pod/perlfaq3.pod index 5a4e650..012be9c 100644 --- a/pod/perlfaq3.pod +++ b/pod/perlfaq3.pod @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ =head1 NAME -perlfaq3 - Programming Tools ($Revision: 1.11 $, $Date: 2002/01/11 02:31:20 $) +perlfaq3 - Programming Tools ($Revision: 1.12 $, $Date: 2002/01/28 04:17:26 $) =head1 DESCRIPTION @@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ information, see L. =head1 AUTHOR AND COPYRIGHT -Copyright (c) 1997-1999 Tom Christiansen and Nathan Torkington. +Copyright (c) 1997-2002 Tom Christiansen and Nathan Torkington. All rights reserved. This documentation is free; you can redistribute it and/or modify it diff --git a/pod/perlfaq4.pod b/pod/perlfaq4.pod index 9d19337..d5622ce 100644 --- a/pod/perlfaq4.pod +++ b/pod/perlfaq4.pod @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ =head1 NAME -perlfaq4 - Data Manipulation ($Revision: 1.11 $, $Date: 2002/01/11 02:31:20 $) +perlfaq4 - Data Manipulation ($Revision: 1.12 $, $Date: 2002/01/28 04:17:26 $) =head1 DESCRIPTION @@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ the PDL module from CPAN instead--it makes number-crunching easy. =head1 AUTHOR AND COPYRIGHT -Copyright (c) 1997-1999 Tom Christiansen and Nathan Torkington. +Copyright (c) 1997-2002 Tom Christiansen and Nathan Torkington. All rights reserved. This documentation is free; you can redistribute it and/or modify it diff --git a/pod/perlfaq5.pod b/pod/perlfaq5.pod index fb0274e..f93b624 100644 --- a/pod/perlfaq5.pod +++ b/pod/perlfaq5.pod @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ =head1 NAME -perlfaq5 - Files and Formats ($Revision: 1.7 $, $Date: 2002/01/11 02:31:20 $) +perlfaq5 - Files and Formats ($Revision: 1.8 $, $Date: 2002/01/28 04:17:26 $) =head1 DESCRIPTION @@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ If your array contains lines, just print them: =head1 AUTHOR AND COPYRIGHT -Copyright (c) 1997-1999 Tom Christiansen and Nathan Torkington. +Copyright (c) 1997-2002 Tom Christiansen and Nathan Torkington. All rights reserved. This documentation is free; you can redistribute it and/or modify it diff --git a/pod/perlfaq6.pod b/pod/perlfaq6.pod index 6bca283..1c878af 100644 --- a/pod/perlfaq6.pod +++ b/pod/perlfaq6.pod @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ =head1 NAME -perlfaq6 - Regexes ($Revision: 1.6 $, $Date: 2002/01/01 22:26:45 $) +perlfaq6 - Regexes ($Revision: 1.7 $, $Date: 2002/01/28 04:17:26 $) =head1 DESCRIPTION @@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ in L. =head1 AUTHOR AND COPYRIGHT -Copyright (c) 1997-1999 Tom Christiansen and Nathan Torkington. +Copyright (c) 1997-2002 Tom Christiansen and Nathan Torkington. All rights reserved. This documentation is free; you can redistribute it and/or modify it diff --git a/pod/perlfaq7.pod b/pod/perlfaq7.pod index 69bc17f..77886ab 100644 --- a/pod/perlfaq7.pod +++ b/pod/perlfaq7.pod @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ =head1 NAME -perlfaq7 - Perl Language Issues ($Revision: 1.5 $, $Date: 2002/01/01 22:26:45 $) +perlfaq7 - Perl Language Issues ($Revision: 1.6 $, $Date: 2002/01/28 04:17:26 $) =head1 DESCRIPTION @@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ you probably only want to use hard references. =head1 AUTHOR AND COPYRIGHT -Copyright (c) 1997-1999 Tom Christiansen and Nathan Torkington. +Copyright (c) 1997-2002 Tom Christiansen and Nathan Torkington. All rights reserved. This documentation is free; you can redistribute it and/or modify it diff --git a/pod/perlfaq8.pod b/pod/perlfaq8.pod index 1b1ab58..cc2f072 100644 --- a/pod/perlfaq8.pod +++ b/pod/perlfaq8.pod @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ =head1 NAME -perlfaq8 - System Interaction ($Revision: 1.5 $, $Date: 2002/01/11 02:31:20 $) +perlfaq8 - System Interaction ($Revision: 1.6 $, $Date: 2002/01/28 04:17:27 $) =head1 DESCRIPTION @@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ but other times it is not. Modern programs C instead. =head1 AUTHOR AND COPYRIGHT -Copyright (c) 1997-1999 Tom Christiansen and Nathan Torkington. +Copyright (c) 1997-2002 Tom Christiansen and Nathan Torkington. All rights reserved. This documentation is free; you can redistribute it and/or modify it diff --git a/pod/perlfaq9.pod b/pod/perlfaq9.pod index cdc00d6..4b50073 100644 --- a/pod/perlfaq9.pod +++ b/pod/perlfaq9.pod @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ =head1 NAME -perlfaq9 - Networking ($Revision: 1.5 $, $Date: 2001/11/09 08:06:04 $) +perlfaq9 - Networking ($Revision: 1.7 $, $Date: 2002/01/28 04:17:27 $) =head1 DESCRIPTION @@ -48,7 +48,12 @@ systems. CGI.pm selects an appropriate newline representation =head2 My CGI script runs from the command line but not the browser. (500 Server Error) -If you can demonstrate that you've read the FAQs and that +Several things could be wrong. You can go through the "Troubleshooting +Perl CGI scripts" guide at + + http://www.perl.org/troubleshooting_CGI.html + +If, after that, you can demonstrate that you've read the FAQs and that your problem isn't something simple that can be easily answered, you'll probably receive a courteous and useful reply to your question if you post it on comp.infosystems.www.authoring.cgi (if it's something to do @@ -607,7 +612,7 @@ an RPC stub generator and includes an RPC::ONC module. =head1 AUTHOR AND COPYRIGHT -Copyright (c) 1997-1999 Tom Christiansen and Nathan Torkington. +Copyright (c) 1997-2002 Tom Christiansen and Nathan Torkington. All rights reserved. This documentation is free; you can redistribute it and/or modify it -- 2.7.4