Question about module naming and registration
I was largely emulating Vimana (http://search.cpan.org/dist/Vimana/) when I uploaded Vimpl (http://search.cpan.org/dist/Vimpl/). After doing more reading on CPAN module creation and uploading, it seems to be suggested that avoiding the root namespace for distributions is the best practice (especially if you're going to register your module). As this is a new module, would you advise that I change it to Vim::Vimpl or App::Vimpl before registering the namespace? Thanks, Colin
Re: Fwd: Bug in Statistics::Descriptive module
On Thu, 10 Oct 2002 18:09:42 -0500 _brian_d_foy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > his module is registered under COLINK. > > Colin, are you still around? :) > > If we can't get in touch with Colin we'll figure something out. I'm still around. Just buried. What can I do for y'all? Colin
Creating New Modules
I'm trying to create the new module Data::Transit with several packages below that namespace. I think I'm missing some step in the process, though, as PAUSE keeps telling me I don't have permission for the package Data::Transit. Do I need to get approved somewhere?
I read your ad... tell me
I just finished reading your ad online and it looked interesting. I wonder if you were getting the results you wanted? Or the kind of exposure you desired for it? You might want to try some FREE promotional software that I have had some great success with. Just click on the address below: http://www.etools.5er.com AOL Users, click http://www.etools.5er.com";> here I wish you the very best in all your endeavors. Have a great week. Colin Teo Go here now! http://www.etools.5er.com http://www.etools.5er.com";> Click here <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> If at any time you no longer wish to receive email from me please reply and put Please Remove in the subject box. This will remove you from my list. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> m
PAUSE ID Request
Name: Colin Meyer Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] preferred user-ID on CPAN: CMEYER planning to contribute: Bit::FlipFlop, an OO interface to the flip flop operators (scalar .. or scalar ...).
Naming Bit::FlipFlop
Perlers, I have written a module to provide an OO interface to Perl's flipflop operator (scalar ..). I have tentatively called this module Bit::FlipFlop. You may read the pod at: http://helvella.org/Bit::FlipFlop.html or download the module at: http://helvella.org/Bit-FlipFlop-0.01.tar.gz My intent is for this module to be pedantic. I wish for programmers to use the built in operator, and hope that seeing the same functionallity with an OO interface will make inexperienced users more comfortable with the concept. I'd appreciate any comments on the module name or documentation before I upload it. Have fun, -Colin.
Bundle::XML and registering as an author
Hi, After some discussion on the perl-xml mailing list, I have put together a version 0.1 of a Bundle::XML, designed to simplify the installation of XML-related Perl modules. I'd now like to upload this bundle to CPAN. The Bundle is at: http://www.durbanet.co.za/colin/xml/ Direct link: http://www.durbanet.co.za/colin/xml/Bundle-XML-0.1.tar.gz How do I register as an author to do upload it? My name is Colin Muller, and MULL would suit me fine as an ID. I anticipate several updates to the bundle over the coming months as planned improvements to the various XML modules happen. Cheers, Colin Muller
Request for comments, registration and namespace pollution.
Dear Perl community, I would like to request registration, comments on the following project and namespace. I have discussed it with my colleagues and agreed on having a vanilla perl tool kit for rapid web applications development (as opposed to other theme and application specific web site back end, e.g. slashcode www.slashcode.com). Me: --- Name: Colin Kong Email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://www.uoftfriends.com/u/colin Preferred user-ID: CKONG Project description: LibWeb is a Perl library/toolkit for building community web site/applications. Features: - -Members and sessions management (authentication via cookies), -concise, database independent and easy to use database API (with enhanced MySQL support), -template-driven, dynamic HTML page generation without using PHP/ASP/SSI/Javascript, -HTML widgets and themes. Modules' descriptions - NameDSLIDescription --- LibWeb::No top level module ::Admin RmpOUsers management ::CGI RmpOEnhanced CGI support ::Class RmpOBase class of LibWeb ::Core RmpOCore engine of LibWeb ::Crypt RmpODigest and crypt via cookies ::Database RmpODatabase independent API ::Database::Mysql RmpOEnhanced support for MySQL ::File RmpOFiles manipulation ::HTML::Default RmpODefault HTML display ::HTML::Error RmpOHTML Error messages ::HTML::SiteRmpOHTML display interface ::Session RmpOSessions management ::Themes::Default RmpODefault HTML themes and widgets ::Time RmpOVarious time formats -- Thank you. Colin
PAUSE developer registration.
Name: Colin McMillen E-mail address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: www.ffire.org Preferred CPAN User ID: COLINM Planning on contributing: An interactive Perl Tutor. The tutor is designed for newbie programmers; it allows eval'ing of commands as typed in from a prompt and also gives some nice commands, such as undo, redo, dumping the values of all variables, and so on. The tutor is in alpha presently; all that's left to implement before I go beta on this are actual tutorial scripts. For now, though, it's a decent program to allow people to tinker with Perl in a hands-on environment. The perl tutor has been discussed on perlmonks.org, where it has attained a rating as one of the Best Nodes of All Time, so I would say there's at least a fair number of people who've shown interest in the program. Thanks! - Colin McMillen -- 9:09PM up 55 days, 4:17, 3 users, load averages: 1.45, 0.61, 0.34
Request for CPAN id COLINM and namespace Net::Ping::External
Name: Colin McMillen
Email Address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Homepage: none.
Preferred User ID: COLINM
Planned Contribution:
The most immediate contribution I have to make is Net::Ping::External, a
module which interfaces with the "ping" utility on many systems. It
presently provides a single function, ping(), that takes in a hostname
and timeout and returns true is the host is alive, false otherwise. More
functionality, such as pinging multiple hosts, sending more than one
ICMP packet per host, may be added in the future.
Support currently exists for interfacing with the standard ping
utilities on the following systems:
MSWin32, Linux, *BSD, Solaris, IRIX, and AIX.
More systems will be added as soon as any users request them.
The reasoning behind this module is as follows:
* ICMP ping is the most reliable assessor of whether a remote host is
alive.
* However, there is no way to achieve direct ICMP access on most systems
unless one has access to root or administrator privileges. (For
instance, the standard Net::Ping module has no way of performing an ICMP
ping without these special privileges).
* The system's "ping" command uses ICMP and does not usually require
privileged access.
* While it is relatively trivial to write a Perl script that parses the
output of the "ping" command on a given system, the aim of this module
is to encapsulate this functionality and provide a single interface for
it that works on multiple systems.
A drawback which has been discussed:
* If there is a trojan "ping" program in the user's path, we'd be
calling the trojan with this module. This "vulnerability" will be
explicitly stated in the POD for the module, but it is generally not
considered to be a major risk, since any user with a trojan "ping" will
probably eventually invoke the system "ping" anyhow.
I have attempted to contact the author of Net::Ping to see if it would
eventually be possible to add support for calling Net::Ping::External
through a new protocol option called "system" or "external". However, I
have not heard back from him yet.
This module has been discussed by several people, on the website
www.perlmonks.org. I had originally suggested that this functionality be
added straight to Net::Ping, but the general consensus was that it would
be better as a separate module that Net::Ping could interface with. One
person pointed out the possible trojan vulnerability, as listed above.
Description of this module in module list format:
NameDSLI Description
-
Net::Ping::External adpf Cross-platform interface to "ping" utilities
Info
COLINM
Thank you for your consideration.
Colin McMillen
--
print sort map{sub{map{push@_,shift;"@_\n"}@_}->(split)}<>
Namespace request accepted(?) (Net::Ping::External)
Am I to assume, by the acceptance of my request for a CPAN ID, that my
request for the namespace Net::Ping::External has also been approved?
If someone could clarify this for me, that'd be great... I'd hate to
upload something before I know for sure if it's been approved.
- Colin McMillen (COLINM)
--
print sort map{sub{map{push@_,shift;"@_\n"}@_}->(split)}<>
Request for namespace Net::Ping::External
In an earlier mail[1] I requested a CPAN ID and the namespace Net::Ping::External. I assumed that the acceptance of my CPAN ID implied acceptance of the namespace as well, and hence uploaded my module to CPAN. However, it's not been registered yet, so I thought I'd just repost its DSLI entry here and await further feedback. NameDSLI Description - Net::Ping::External adpf Cross-platform interface to "ping" utilities Thanks. - Colin McMillen [1] http://www.xray.mpe.mpg.de/mailing-lists/modules/2001-03/msg00085.html
1.9 > 1.12 ??
Hi Folks, I just tried to upload a new version of my module and received the following error: The following report has been written by the PAUSE namespace indexer. Please contactmodu...@perl.org if there are any open questions. Id User: CFABER (Colin Faber) Distribution file: Net-Whois-Proxy-1.12.tar.gz Number of files: 9 *.pm files: 1 README: No README found META.yml: Net-Whois-Proxy-1.12/META.yml YAML-Parser: YAML::XS 0.32 META-driven index: no Timestamp of file: Mon Feb 7 15:46:18 2011 UTC Time of this run: Mon Feb 7 15:48:00 2011 UTC Status of this distro: Decreasing version number The following packages (grouped by status) have been found in the distro: Status: Decreasing version number = module: Net::Whois::Proxy version: 1.12 in file: Net-Whois-Proxy-1.12/lib/Net/Whois/Proxy.pm status: Not indexed because Net-Whois-Proxy-1.9/lib/Net/Whois/Proxy.pm in C/CF/CFABER/Net-Whois-Proxy-1.9.tar.gz has a higher version number (1.9) __END__
Re: Module submission WebService::TGC
On 01/16/2012 06:34 AM, brian d foy wrote: Is TGC going to be enough to let people know what this module is for? In my googling, TGC brings up The Game Company, which is not the same thing. The Power that Be JT has decided that the module should be called WebService::TheGameCrafter, and we'll include a disclaimer about any RSI incurred while typing it. Do I need to refile my request under the new name or can we run with that? Thanks, Colin
