This is a live mirror of the Perl 5 development currently hosted at https://github.com/perl/perl5
[perl #81584] recommend Devel::FindAmpersand
[perl5.git] / pod / perlmodlib.PL
index 5546dc8..dc2faf2 100644 (file)
 #!../miniperl
 
-open (OUT, ">perlmodlib.tmp") or die $!;
-my (@pragma, @mod);
-open (MANIFEST, "../MANIFEST") or die $!;
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+$ENV{LC_ALL} = 'C';
+
+use FindBin;
+chdir $FindBin::Bin or die "$0: Can't chdir $FindBin::Bin: $!";
+
+my $Quiet = @ARGV && $ARGV[0] eq '-q';
+
+open (OUT, ">perlmodlib.pod") or die $!;
+my (@pragma, @mod, @files);
 
-while (<MANIFEST>) {
-     my $filename;
-     next unless s|^lib/|| or m|^ext/|;
-     ($filename) = /(\S+)/;
-     $filename =~ s|^[^/]+/|| if $filename =~ s|^ext/||;
-     next unless $filename =~ /\.pm$/;
-     next unless open (MOD, "../lib/$filename");
-     my ($name, $thing);
-     my $foundit=0;
-     {local $/="";
-     while (<MOD>) {
-          next unless /^=head1 NAME/;
-          $foundit++;
-          last;
-     }
-     }
-     next unless $foundit;
-     my $title = <MOD>;
-     chomp($title);
-     close MOD;
-
-     my $perlname = $filename;
-     $perlname =~ s|\.pm$||;
-     $perlname =~ s|/|::|g;
-
-     ($name, $thing) = split / - /, $title,2;
-     next unless $name and $thing;
-     $thing=~s/^perl pragma to //i;
-     $thing=ucfirst($thing);
-     $title = "=item $perlname\n\n$thing\n\n";
-
-     if ($filename=~/[A-Z]/) {
-          push @mod, $title;
-     } else {
-          push @pragma, $title;
-     }
+# MANIFEST itself is Unix style filenames, so we have to assume that Unix style
+# filenames will work.
+
+open (MANIFEST, "../MANIFEST") or die $!;
+@files = grep m#(?:\.pm|\.pod|_pm\.PL)#, map {s/\s.*//s; $_}
+    grep { m#^(lib|ext|dist|cpan)/# && !m#/(?:t|demo)/# } <MANIFEST>;
+
+my %exceptions = (
+    'abbrev' => 'Text::Abbrev',
+    'carp' => 'Carp',
+    'getopt' => 'Getopt::Std',
+    'B<CGI::Carp>' => 'CGI::Carp',
+    'ModuleInfo' => 'Module::Build::ModuleInfo',
+    '$notes_name' => 'Module::Build::Notes',
+    'Encode::MIME::NAME' => 'Encode::MIME::Name',
+    'libnetFAQ' => 'Net::libnetFAQ',
+);
+
+for my $filename (@files) {
+    unless (open MOD, '<', "../$filename") {
+       warn "Couldn't open ../$filename: $!";
+       next;
+    }
+
+    my ($name, $thing);
+    my $foundit = 0;
+    {
+       local $/ = "";
+       while (<MOD>) {
+           next unless /^=head1 NAME/;
+           $foundit++;
+           last;
+       }
+    }
+    unless ($foundit) {
+       warn "$filename missing =head1 NAME (OK if respective .pod exists)\n"
+           unless $Quiet;
+       next;
+    }
+    my $title = <MOD>;
+    chomp $title;
+    close MOD;
+
+    ($name, $thing) = split / --? /, $title, 2;
+
+    unless ($name and $thing) {
+       warn "$filename missing name\n"  unless $name;
+       warn "$filename missing thing\n" unless $thing or $Quiet;
+       next;
+    }
+
+    $name =~ s/[^A-Za-z0-9_:\$<>].*//;
+    $name = $exceptions{$name} || $name;
+    $thing =~ s/^perl pragma to //i;
+    $thing = ucfirst $thing;
+    $title = "=item $name\n\n$thing\n\n";
+
+    if ($name =~ /[A-Z]/) {
+       push @mod, $title;
+    } else {
+       push @pragma, $title;
+    }
 }
 
+# Much easier to special case it like this than special case the depending on
+# and parsing lib/Config.pod, or special case opening configpm and finding its
+# =head1 (which is not found with the $/="" above)
+push @mod, <<'CONFIG';
+=item Config
+
+Access Perl configuration information
+
+CONFIG
+
 print OUT <<'EOF';
-# Generated by perlmodlib.PL  DO NOT EDIT!
+=for maintainers
+Generated by perlmodlib.PL -- DO NOT EDIT!
 
 =head1 NAME
 
 perlmodlib - constructing new Perl modules and finding existing ones
 
-=head1 DESCRIPTION
-
 =head1 THE PERL MODULE LIBRARY
 
-Many modules are included the Perl distribution.  These are described
+Many modules are included in the Perl distribution.  These are described
 below, and all end in F<.pm>.  You may discover compiled library
-file (usually ending in F<.so>) or small pieces of modules to be
+files (usually ending in F<.so>) or small pieces of modules to be
 autoloaded (ending in F<.al>); these were automatically generated
 by the installation process.  You may also discover files in the
 library directory that end in either F<.pl> or F<.ph>.  These are
@@ -106,6 +150,10 @@ Standard, bundled modules are all expected to behave in a well-defined
 manner with respect to namespace pollution because they use the
 Exporter module.  See their own documentation for details.
 
+It's possible that not all modules listed below are installed on your
+system. For example, the GDBM_File module will not be installed if you
+don't have the gdbm library.
+
 =over 12
 
 EOF
@@ -117,10 +165,14 @@ print OUT <<'EOF';
 
 To find out I<all> modules installed on your system, including
 those without documentation or outside the standard release,
-just do this:
+just use the following command (under the default win32 shell,
+double quotes should be used instead of single quotes).
 
-    % find `perl -e 'print "@INC"'` -name '*.pm' -print
+    % perl -MFile::Find=find -MFile::Spec::Functions -Tlwe \
+      'find { wanted => sub { print canonpath $_ if /\.pm\z/ },
+      no_chdir => 1 }, @INC'
 
+(The -T is here to prevent '.' from being listed in @INC.)
 They should all have their own documentation installed and accessible
 via your system man(1) command.  If you do not have a B<find>
 program, you can use the Perl B<find2perl> program instead, which
@@ -129,11 +181,16 @@ have a B<man> program but it doesn't find your modules, you'll have
 to fix your manpath.  See L<perl> for details.  If you have no
 system B<man> command, you might try the B<perldoc> program.
 
+Note also that the command C<perldoc perllocal> gives you a (possibly
+incomplete) list of the modules that have been further installed on
+your system. (The perllocal.pod file is updated by the standard MakeMaker
+install process.)
+
 =head2 Extension Modules
 
 Extension modules are written in C (or a mix of Perl and C).  They
 are usually dynamically loaded into Perl if and when you need them,
-but may also be be linked in statically.  Supported extension modules
+but may also be linked in statically.  Supported extension modules
 include Socket, Fcntl, and POSIX.
 
 Many popular C extension modules do not come bundled (at least, not
@@ -141,7 +198,7 @@ completely) due to their sizes, volatility, or simply lack of time
 for adequate testing and configuration across the multitude of
 platforms on which Perl was beta-tested.  You are encouraged to
 look for them on CPAN (described below), or using web search engines
-like Alta Vista or Deja News.
+like Alta Vista or Google.
 
 =head1 CPAN
 
@@ -149,8 +206,7 @@ CPAN stands for Comprehensive Perl Archive Network; it's a globally
 replicated trove of Perl materials, including documentation, style
 guides, tricks and traps, alternate ports to non-Unix systems and
 occasional binary distributions for these.   Search engines for
-CPAN can be found at http://cpan.perl.com/ and at
-http://theory.uwinnipeg.ca/mod_perl/cpan-search.pl .
+CPAN can be found at http://www.cpan.org/
 
 Most importantly, CPAN includes around a thousand unbundled modules,
 some of which require a C compiler to build.  Major categories of
@@ -244,242 +300,750 @@ Miscellaneous Modules
 
 =back
 
-Registered CPAN sites as of this writing include the following.
-You should try to choose one close to you:
+The list of the registered CPAN sites follows.
+Please note that the sorting order is alphabetical on fields:
 
-=over
+Continent
+   |
+   |-->Country
+         |
+         |-->[state/province]
+                   |
+                   |-->ftp
+                   |
+                   |-->[http]
+
+and thus the North American servers happen to be listed between the
+European and the South American sites.
+
+Registered CPAN sites
+
+=head2 Africa
+
+=over 4
+
+=item South Africa
+
+                      http://cpan.mirror.ac.za/
+                      ftp://cpan.mirror.ac.za/
+                      http://mirror.is.co.za/pub/cpan/
+                      ftp://ftp.is.co.za/pub/cpan/
+                      ftp://ftp.saix.net/pub/CPAN/
+
+=back
+
+=head2 Asia
+
+=over 4
+
+=item Hong Kong
+
+                      http://ftp.cuhk.edu.hk/pub/packages/perl/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.cuhk.edu.hk/pub/packages/perl/CPAN/
+                      http://mirrors.geoexpat.com/cpan/
+
+=item India
+
+                      http://perlmirror.indialinks.com/
+
+=item Indonesia
+
+                      http://cpan.biz.net.id/
+                      http://komo.vlsm.org/CPAN/
+                      ftp://komo.vlsm.org/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.pesat.net.id/
+                      http://mirror.unej.ac.id/cpan/
+                      ftp://mirror.unej.ac.id/cpan/
+
+=item Japan
+
+                      ftp://ftp.u-aizu.ac.jp/pub/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.kddilabs.jp/CPAN/
+                      http://ftp.nara.wide.ad.jp/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.nara.wide.ad.jp/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.dti.ad.jp/pub/lang/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.ring.gr.jp/pub/lang/perl/CPAN/
+                      http://ftp.riken.jp/lang/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.riken.jp/lang/CPAN/
+                      http://ftp.yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp/pub/lang/cpan/
+                      ftp://ftp.yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp/pub/lang/cpan/
+
+=item Kazakhstan
+
+                      http://mirror.linuxiso.kz/CPAN/
+
+=item Republic of Korea
+
+                      http://ftp.kaist.ac.kr/pub/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.kaist.ac.kr/pub/CPAN
+                      http://cpan.mirror.cdnetworks.com/
+                      ftp://cpan.mirror.cdnetworks.com/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.sarang.net/
+                      ftp://cpan.sarang.net/CPAN/
+
+=item Russia
+
+                      http://cpan.tomsk.ru/
+                      ftp://cpan.tomsk.ru/
+
+=item Singapore
+
+                      http://mirror.averse.net/pub/CPAN
+                      ftp://mirror.averse.net/pub/CPAN
+                      http://cpan.mirror.choon.net/
+                      http://cpan.oss.eznetsols.org
+                      ftp://ftp.oss.eznetsols.org/cpan
+
+=item Taiwan
+
+                      http://ftp.cse.yzu.edu.tw/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.cse.yzu.edu.tw/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.nctu.edu.tw/
+                      ftp://cpan.nctu.edu.tw/
+                      ftp://ftp.ncu.edu.tw/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.cdpa.nsysu.edu.tw/
+                      ftp://cpan.cdpa.nsysu.edu.tw/Unix/Lang/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.stu.edu.tw
+                      ftp://ftp.stu.edu.tw/CPAN
+                      http://ftp.stu.edu.tw/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.stu.edu.tw/pub/CPAN
+                      http://cpan.cs.pu.edu.tw/
+                      ftp://cpan.cs.pu.edu.tw/pub/CPAN
+
+=item Thailand
+
+                      http://mirrors.issp.co.th/cpan/
+                      ftp://mirrors.issp.co.th/cpan/
+
+=item Turkey
+
+                      http://cpan.gazi.edu.tr/
+                      http://cpan.ulak.net.tr
+                      ftp://ftp.ulak.net.tr/pub/CPAN
+
+=item Viet Nam
+
+                      http://mirror-fpt-telecom.fpt.net/cpan/
+                      ftp://mirror-fpt-telecom.fpt.net/cpan/
+
+=back
+
+=head2 Central America
+
+=over 4
+
+=item Costa Rica
+
+                      http://mirrors.ucr.ac.cr/CPAN/
+                      ftp://mirrors.ucr.ac.cr/CPAN/
+
+=back
+
+=head2 Europe
+
+=over 4
+
+=item Austria
+
+                      http://cpan.inode.at/
+                      ftp://cpan.inode.at
+                      http://gd.tuwien.ac.at/languages/perl/CPAN/
+                      ftp://gd.tuwien.ac.at/pub/CPAN/
+
+=item Belgium
+
+                      http://ftp.belnet.be/mirror/ftp.cpan.org/
+                      ftp://ftp.belnet.be/mirror/ftp.cpan.org/
+                      http://ftp.easynet.be/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.weepee.org/
+                      http://cpan.fluoline.net/
+
+=item Bosnia and Herzegovina
+
+                      http://cpan.blic.net/
+
+=item Bulgaria
+
+                      http://cpan.cbox.biz/
+                      ftp://cpan.cbox.biz/cpan/
+                      http://cpan.digsys.bg/
+                      ftp://ftp.digsys.bg/pub/CPAN
+
+=item Croatia
+
+                      http://ftp.carnet.hr/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.carnet.hr/pub/CPAN/
+
+=item Czech Republic
+
+                      ftp://ftp.fi.muni.cz/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://archive.cpan.cz/
+
+=item Denmark
+
+                      http://mirrors.dotsrc.org/cpan
+                      ftp://mirrors.dotsrc.org/cpan/
+                      http://www.cpan.dk/
+                      http://mirror.uni-c.dk/pub/CPAN/
+
+=item Finland
+
+                      ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
+                      http://mirror.eunet.fi/CPAN
+
+=item France
+
+                      http://cpan.enstimac.fr/
+                      ftp://ftp.inria.fr/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/mirrors/cpan/
+                      ftp://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/mirrors/cpan/
+                      ftp://ftp.lip6.fr/pub/perl/CPAN/
+                      http://mir2.ovh.net/ftp.cpan.org
+                      ftp://mir1.ovh.net/ftp.cpan.org
+                      http://cpan.miroir-francais.fr/
+                      ftp://miroir-francais.fr/pub/cpan/
+                      ftp://ftp.oleane.net/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://ftp.crihan.fr/mirrors/ftp.cpan.org/
+                      ftp://ftp.crihan.fr/mirrors/ftp.cpan.org/
+                      http://ftp.u-strasbg.fr/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.u-strasbg.fr/CPAN
+                      http://cpan.cict.fr/
+                      ftp://cpan.cict.fr/pub/CPAN/
+
+=item Germany
+
+                      ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/languages/perl/
+                      http://mirrors.softliste.de/cpan/
+                      ftp://ftp.rub.de/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://www.planet-elektronik.de/CPAN/
+                      http://ftp.hosteurope.de/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.hosteurope.de/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://www.mirrorspace.org/cpan/
+                      http://mirror.netcologne.de/cpan/
+                      ftp://mirror.netcologne.de/cpan/
+                      ftp://ftp.freenet.de/pub/ftp.cpan.org/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://ftp-stud.hs-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp-stud.hs-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/CPAN/
+                      http://mirrors.zerg.biz/cpan/
+                      http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
+                      http://dl.ambiweb.de/mirrors/ftp.cpan.org/
+                      http://cpan.mirror.clusters.kg/
+                      http://cpan.mirror.iphh.net/
+                      ftp://cpan.mirror.iphh.net/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.mirroring.de/
+                      http://mirror.informatik.uni-mannheim.de/pub/mirrors/CPAN/
+                      ftp://mirror.informatik.uni-mannheim.de/pub/mirrors/CPAN/
+                      http://ftp.cw.net/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.cw.net/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.cpantesters.org/
+                      ftp://cpan.cpantesters.org/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.mirrored.de/
+                      ftp://mirror.petamem.com/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.noris.de/
+                      ftp://cpan.noris.de/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.mpi-sb.mpg.de/pub/perl/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.gmd.de/mirrors/CPAN/
+
+=item Greece
+
+                      ftp://ftp.forthnet.gr/pub/languages/perl/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.ntua.gr/pub/lang/perl/
+                      http://cpan.cc.uoc.gr/
+                      ftp://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/CPAN/
+
+=item Hungary
+
+                      http://cpan.mirrors.enexis.hu/
+                      ftp://cpan.mirrors.enexis.hu/mirrors/cpan/
+                      http://cpan.hu/
+
+=item Iceland
+
+                      http://ftp.rhnet.is/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.rhnet.is/pub/CPAN/
+
+=item Ireland
+
+                      http://ftp.esat.net/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.esat.net/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
+                      http://ftp.heanet.ie/mirrors/ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.heanet.ie/mirrors/ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN
+
+=item Italy
+
+                      http://bo.mirror.garr.it/mirrors/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.panu.it/
+                      ftp://ftp.panu.it/pub/mirrors/perl/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.fastbull.org/
+
+=item Latvia
+
+                      http://kvin.lv/pub/CPAN/
+
+=item Lithuania
+
+                      http://ftp.litnet.lt/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.litnet.lt/pub/CPAN/
+
+=item Malta
+
+                      http://cpan.waldonet.net.mt/
+
+=item Netherlands
+
+                      ftp://ftp.quicknet.nl/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://mirror.hostfuss.com/CPAN/
+                      ftp://mirror.hostfuss.com/CPAN/
+                      http://mirrors3.kernel.org/cpan/
+                      ftp://mirrors3.kernel.org/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.osmirror.nl/
+                      ftp://ftp.osmirror.nl/pub/cpan/
+                      http://cpan.mirror.versatel.nl/
+                      ftp://ftp.mirror.versatel.nl/cpan/
+                      ftp://download.xs4all.nl/pub/mirror/CPAN/
+                      http://mirror.leaseweb.com/CPAN/
+                      ftp://mirror.leaseweb.com/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.cpan.nl/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://archive.cs.uu.nl/mirror/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.cs.uu.nl/mirror/CPAN/
+                      http://https://luxitude.net/cpan/
+
+=item Norway
+
+                      ftp://ftp.uninett.no/pub/languages/perl/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.uit.no/pub/languages/perl/cpan/
+
+=item Poland
+
+                      http://mirror.icis.pcz.pl/CPAN/
+                      ftp://mirror.icis.pcz.pl/CPAN/
+                      http://piotrkosoft.net/pub/mirrors/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.piotrkosoft.net/pub/mirrors/CPAN/
+                      http://ftp.man.poznan.pl/pub/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.man.poznan.pl/pub/CPAN
+                      ftp://sunsite.icm.edu.pl/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.tpnet.pl/d4/CPAN/
+
+=item Portugal
+
+                      http://cpan.dei.uc.pt/
+                      ftp://ftp.dei.uc.pt/pub/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.ist.utl.pt/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.perl.pt/
+                      http://cpan.ip.pt/
+                      ftp://cpan.ip.pt/pub/cpan/
+                      http://mirrors.nfsi.pt/CPAN/
+                      ftp://mirrors.nfsi.pt/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.dcc.fc.up.pt/
+
+=item Romania
+
+                      http://ftp.astral.ro/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.astral.ro/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.lug.ro/CPAN
+                      http://mirrors.xservers.ro/CPAN/
+                      http://mirrors.hostingromania.ro/ftp.cpan.org/
+                      ftp://ftp.hostingromania.ro/mirrors/ftp.cpan.org/
+                      ftp://ftp.iasi.roedu.net/pub/mirrors/ftp.cpan.org/
+                      ftp://ftp.ambra.ro/pub/CPAN
+
+=item Russia
+
+                      ftp://ftp.aha.ru/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.rinet.ru/
+                      ftp://cpan.rinet.ru/pub/mirror/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.SpringDaemons.com/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.nx1.ru/
+                      ftp://cpan.nx1.ru/
+                      http://mirror.rol.ru/CPAN/
+                      http://ftp.silvernet.ru/CPAN/
+                      http://ftp.spbu.ru/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.spbu.ru/CPAN/
+
+=item Slovakia
+
+                      http://cpan.fyxm.net/
+
+=item Slovenia
+
+                      http://www.klevze.si/cpan
+
+=item Spain
+
+                      http://osl.ugr.es/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.rediris.es/mirror/CPAN/
+                      http://ftp.gui.uva.es/sites/cpan.org/
+                      ftp://ftp.gui.uva.es/sites/cpan.org/
+
+=item Sweden
+
+                      http://mirrors4.kernel.org/cpan/
+                      ftp://mirrors4.kernel.org/pub/CPAN/
+
+=item Switzerland
+
+                      http://cpan.mirror.solnet.ch/
+                      ftp://ftp.solnet.ch/mirror/CPAN/
+                      http://mirror.switch.ch/ftp/mirror/CPAN/
+                      ftp://mirror.switch.ch/mirror/CPAN/
+
+=item Ukraine
+
+                      http://cpan.makeperl.org/
+                      ftp://cpan.makeperl.org/pub/CPAN
+                      http://cpan.org.ua/
+                      http://no-more.kiev.ua/CPAN/
+                      ftp://no-more.kiev.ua/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.gafol.net/
+                      ftp://ftp.gafol.net/pub/cpan/
+
+=item United Kingdom
+
+                      http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/ftp.funet.fi/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.mirrorservice.org/sites/ftp.funet.fi/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
+                      http://mirror.tje.me.uk/pub/mirrors/ftp.cpan.org/
+                      ftp://mirror.tje.me.uk/pub/mirrors/ftp.cpan.org/
+                      http://www.mirror.8086.net/sites/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.mirror.8086.net/sites/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.mirror.anlx.net/
+                      ftp://ftp.mirror.anlx.net/CPAN/
+                      http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk/CPAN/
+                      ftp://mirror.bytemark.co.uk/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.etla.org/
+                      ftp://cpan.etla.org/pub/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.demon.co.uk/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://mirror.sov.uk.goscomb.net/CPAN/
+                      ftp://mirror.sov.uk.goscomb.net/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://ftp.plig.net/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.plig.net/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://ftp.ticklers.org/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.ticklers.org/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.mirrors.uk2.net/
+                      ftp://mirrors.uk2.net/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://mirror.ox.ac.uk/sites/www.cpan.org/
+                      ftp://mirror.ox.ac.uk/sites/www.cpan.org/
+
+=back
+
+=head2 North America
+
+=over 4
+
+=item Bahamas
+
+                      http://www.securehost.com/mirror/CPAN/
+
+=item Canada
+
+                      http://cpan.justanotherperlhacker.com/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://cpan.justanotherperlhacker.com/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.arcticnetwork.ca
+                      ftp://mirror.arcticnetwork.ca/pub/CPAN
+                      http://cpan.sunsite.ualberta.ca/
+                      ftp://cpan.sunsite.ualberta.ca/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://arwen.cs.dal.ca/mirror/CPAN/
+                      ftp://arwen.cs.dal.ca/pub/mirror/CPAN/
+                      http://CPAN.mirror.rafal.ca/
+                      ftp://CPAN.mirror.rafal.ca/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.nrc.ca/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/pub/CPAN/
 
-=item Africa
-
- South Africa   ftp://ftp.is.co.za/programming/perl/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.saix.net/pub/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftpza.co.za/pub/mirrors/cpan/
-                ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za/CPAN/
-
-=item Asia
-
- China          ftp://freesoft.cei.gov.cn/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
-                http://www2.linuxforum.net/mirror/CPAN/
- Hong Kong      http://CPAN.pacific.net.hk/
-                ftp://ftp.pacific.net.hk/pub/mirror/CPAN/
- Indonesia      http://piksi.itb.ac.id/CPAN/
-                ftp://mirrors.piksi.itb.ac.id/CPAN/
-                http://CPAN.mweb.co.id/
-                ftp://ftp.mweb.co.id/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
- Israel         http://www.iglu.org.il:/pub/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.iglu.org.il/pub/CPAN/
-                http://bioinfo.weizmann.ac.il/pub/software/perl/CPAN/
-                ftp://bioinfo.weizmann.ac.il/pub/software/perl/CPAN/
- Japan          ftp://ftp.u-aizu.ac.jp/pub/lang/perl/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.kddlabs.co.jp/CPAN/
-                http://mirror.nucba.ac.jp/mirror/Perl/
-                ftp://mirror.nucba.ac.jp/mirror/Perl/
-                ftp://ftp.meisei-u.ac.jp/pub/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/lang/perl/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.dti.ad.jp/pub/lang/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.ring.gr.jp/pub/lang/perl/CPAN/
- Saudi Arabia   ftp://ftp.isu.net.sa/pub/CPAN/
- Singapore      http://ftp.nus.edu.sg/unix/perl/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.nus.edu.sg/pub/unix/perl/CPAN/
- South Korea    http://CPAN.bora.net/
-                ftp://ftp.bora.net/pub/CPAN/
-                http://ftp.kornet.net/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.kornet.net/pub/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.nuri.net/pub/CPAN/
- Taiwan         ftp://coda.nctu.edu.tw/computer-languages/perl/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.ee.ncku.edu.tw/pub/perl/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp1.sinica.edu.tw/pub1/perl/CPAN/
- Thailand       http://download.nectec.or.th/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.nectec.or.th/pub/languages/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.cs.riubon.ac.th/pub/mirrors/CPAN/
-
-=item Central America
-
- Costa Rica     ftp://ftp.linux.co.cr/mirrors/CPAN/
-                http://ftp.ucr.ac.cr/Unix/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.ucr.ac.cr/pub/Unix/CPAN/
-
-=item Europe
-
- Austria        ftp://ftp.tuwien.ac.at/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
- Belgium        http://ftp.easynet.be/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.easynet.be/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.kulnet.kuleuven.ac.be/pub/mirror/CPAN/
- Bulgaria       ftp://ftp.ntrl.net/pub/mirrors/CPAN/
- Croatia        ftp://ftp.linux.hr/pub/CPAN/
- Czech Republic http://www.fi.muni.cz/pub/perl/
-                ftp://ftp.fi.muni.cz/pub/perl/
-                ftp://sunsite.mff.cuni.cz/MIRRORS/ftp.funet.fi/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
- Denmark        ftp://sunsite.auc.dk/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
-                http://www.cpan.dk/CPAN/
- England        http://www.mirror.ac.uk/sites/ftp.funet.fi/pub/languages/perl/CPAN
-                ftp://ftp.mirror.ac.uk/sites/ftp.funet.fi/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.demon.co.uk/pub/mirrors/perl/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.flirble.org/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.plig.org/pub/CPAN/
-                ftp://sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk/packages/CPAN/
-                http://mirror.uklinux.net/CPAN/
-                ftp://mirror.uklinux.net/pub/CPAN/
-                ftp://usit.shef.ac.uk/pub/packages/CPAN/
- Estonia        ftp://ftp.ut.ee/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
- Finland        ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
- France         ftp://cpan.ftp.worldonline.fr/pub/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.club-internet.fr/pub/perl/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.lip6.fr/pub/perl/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.oleane.net/pub/mirrors/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.pasteur.fr/pub/computing/CPAN/
-                ftp://cpan.cict.fr/pub/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.uvsq.fr/pub/perl/CPAN/
- Germany        ftp://ftp.rz.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/pub/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.freenet.de/pub/ftp.cpan.org/pub/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.uni-erlangen.de/pub/source/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/CPAN
-                ftp://ftp.gigabell.net/pub/CPAN/
-                http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.uni-hamburg.de/pub/soft/lang/perl/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.leo.org/pub/comp/general/programming/languages/script/perl/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.mpi-sb.mpg.de/pub/perl/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.gmd.de/packages/CPAN/
- Greece         ftp://ftp.ntua.gr/pub/lang/perl/
- Hungary        http://cpan.artifact.hu/
-                ftp://cpan.artifact.hu/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.kfki.hu/pub/packages/perl/CPAN/
- Iceland        http://cpan.gm.is/
-                ftp://ftp.gm.is/pub/CPAN/
- Ireland        http://cpan.indigo.ie/
-                ftp://cpan.indigo.ie/pub/CPAN/
-                http://sunsite.compapp.dcu.ie/pub/perl/
-                ftp://sunsite.compapp.dcu.ie/pub/perl/
- Italy          http://cpan.nettuno.it/
-                http://softcity.iol.it/cpan
-                ftp://softcity.iol.it/pub/cpan
-                ftp://ftp.unina.it/pub/Other/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.unipi.it/pub/mirror/perl/CPAN/
-                ftp://cis.uniRoma2.it/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.edisontel.it/pub/CPAN_Mirror/
-                ftp://ftp.flashnet.it/pub/CPAN/
- Latvia         http://kvin.lv/pub/CPAN/
- Netherlands    ftp://download.xs4all.nl/pub/mirror/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.nl.uu.net/pub/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.cpan.nl/pub/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
-                http://www.cs.uu.nl/mirror/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.cs.uu.nl/mirror/CPAN/
- Norway         ftp://sunsite.uio.no/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.uit.no/pub/languages/perl/cpan/
- Poland         ftp://ftp.pk.edu.pl/pub/lang/perl/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.mega.net.pl/pub/mirrors/ftp.perl.com/
-                ftp://ftp.man.torun.pl/pub/doc/CPAN/
-                ftp://sunsite.icm.edu.pl/pub/CPAN/
- Portugal       ftp://ftp.ua.pt/pub/CPAN/
-                ftp://perl.di.uminho.pt/pub/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.ist.utl.pt/pub/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.netc.pt/pub/CPAN/
- Romania        ftp://archive.logicnet.ro/mirrors/ftp.cpan.org/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.kappa.ro/pub/mirrors/ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.dntis.ro/pub/cpan/
-                ftp://ftp.opsynet.com/cpan/
-                ftp://ftp.dnttm.ro/pub/CPAN/
- Russia         ftp://ftp.chg.ru/pub/lang/perl/CPAN/
-                http://cpan.rinet.ru/
-                ftp://cpan.rinet.ru/pub/mirror/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.aha.ru/pub/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.sai.msu.su/pub/lang/perl/CPAN/
- Slovakia       ftp://ftp.entry.sk/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
- Slovenia       ftp://ftp.arnes.si/software/perl/CPAN/
- Spain          ftp://ftp.rediris.es/mirror/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.etse.urv.es/pub/perl/
- Sweden         http://ftp.du.se/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.du.se/pub/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/lang/perl/CPAN/
- Switzerland    ftp://ftp.danyk.ch/CPAN/
-                ftp://sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch/mirror/CPAN/
- Turkey         ftp://sunsite.bilkent.edu.tr/pub/languages/CPAN/
-
-=item North America
-
-   Alberta        http://sunsite.ualberta.ca/pub/Mirror/CPAN/
-                  ftp://sunsite.ualberta.ca/pub/Mirror/CPAN/
-   Alabama        http://mirror.hiwaay.net/CPAN/
-                  ftp://mirror.hiwaay.net/CPAN/
-   California     http://www.cpan.org/
-                  ftp://ftp.cpan.org/CPAN/
-                  ftp://cpan.nas.nasa.gov/pub/perl/CPAN/
-                  ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/plan/perl/CPAN/
-                  http://www.kernel.org/pub/mirrors/cpan/
-                  ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/mirrors/cpan/
-                  http://www.perl.com/CPAN/
-                  http://download.sourceforge.net/mirrors/CPAN/
-   Colorado       ftp://ftp.cs.colorado.edu/pub/perl/CPAN/
-   Florida        ftp://ftp.cise.ufl.edu/pub/perl/CPAN/
-   Georgia        ftp://ftp.twoguys.org/CPAN/
-   Illinois       http://www.neurogames.com/mirrors/CPAN
-   Indiana        ftp://ftp.uwsg.indiana.edu/pub/perl/CPAN/
-                  http://cpan.nitco.com/
-                  ftp://cpan.nitco.com/pub/CPAN/
-                  ftp://cpan.in-span.net/
-                  http://csociety-ftp.ecn.purdue.edu/pub/CPAN
-                  ftp://csociety-ftp.ecn.purdue.edu/pub/CPAN
-   Manitoba       http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/pub/CPAN/
-                  ftp://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/pub/CPAN/
-   Massachusetts  ftp://ftp.ccs.neu.edu/net/mirrors/ftp.funet.fi/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
-                  ftp://ftp.iguide.com/pub/mirrors/packages/perl/CPAN/
-   Mexico         http://www.msg.com.mx/CPAN/
-                  ftp://ftp.msg.com.mx/pub/CPAN/
-   New Jersey     ftp://ftp.cpanel.net/pub/CPAN/
-   New York       ftp://ftp.freesoftware.com/pub/perl/CPAN/
-                  http://www.deao.net/mirrors/CPAN/
-                  ftp://ftp.deao.net/pub/CPAN/
-                  ftp://ftp.stealth.net/pub/mirrors/ftp.cpan.org/pub/CPAN/
-                  http://mirror.nyc.anidea.com/CPAN/
-                  ftp://mirror.nyc.anidea.com/pub/CPAN/
-                  http://www.rge.com/pub/languages/perl/
-                  ftp://ftp.rge.com/pub/languages/perl/
-                  ftp://mirrors.cloud9.net/pub/mirrors/CPAN/
-   North Carolina ftp://ftp.duke.edu/pub/perl/
-   Nova Scotia    ftp://cpan.chebucto.ns.ca/pub/CPAN/
-   Ohio           ftp://ftp.loaded.net/pub/CPAN/
-   Oklahoma       ftp://ftp.ou.edu/mirrors/CPAN/
-   Ontario        ftp://ftp.crc.ca/pub/packages/lang/perl/CPAN/
-   Oregon         ftp://ftp.orst.edu/pub/packages/CPAN/
-   Pennsylvania   http://ftp.epix.net/CPAN/
-                  ftp://ftp.epix.net/pub/languages/perl/
-                  ftp://carroll.cac.psu.edu/pub/CPAN/
-   Tennessee      ftp://ftp.sunsite.utk.edu/pub/CPAN/
-   Texas          http://ftp.sedl.org/pub/mirrors/CPAN/
-                  http://jhcloos.com/pub/mirror/CPAN/
-                  ftp://jhcloos.com/pub/mirror/CPAN/
-   Utah           ftp://mirror.xmission.com/CPAN/
-   Virginia       http://mirrors.rcn.net/pub/lang/CPAN/
-                  ftp://mirrors.rcn.net/pub/lang/CPAN/
-                  ftp://ruff.cs.jmu.edu/pub/CPAN/
-   Washington     http://cpan.llarian.net/
-                  ftp://cpan.llarian.net/pub/CPAN/
-                  ftp://ftp-mirror.internap.com/pub/CPAN/
-                  ftp://ftp.spu.edu/pub/CPAN/
-
-=item Oceania
-
- Australia      http://ftp.planetmirror.com/pub/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.planetmirror.com/pub/CPAN/
-                ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/perl/CPAN/
-                ftp://cpan.topend.com.au/pub/CPAN/
- New Zealand    ftp://ftp.auckland.ac.nz/pub/perl/CPAN/
-
-=item South America
-
- Argentina      ftp://mirrors.bannerlandia.com.ar/mirrors/CPAN/
- Brazil         ftp://cpan.pop-mg.com.br/pub/CPAN/
-                ftp://ftp.matrix.com.br/pub/perl/
-                ftp://cpan.if.usp.br/pub/mirror/CPAN/
- Chile          ftp://ftp.psinet.cl/pub/programming/perl/CPAN/
-                ftp://sunsite.dcc.uchile.cl/pub/lang/perl/
+=item Mexico
+
+                      http://www.msg.com.mx/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.msg.com.mx/pub/CPAN/
+
+=item United States
+
+=over 8
+
+=item Alabama
+
+                      http://mirror.hiwaay.net/CPAN/
+                      ftp://mirror.hiwaay.net/CPAN/
+
+=item California
+
+                      http://cpan.knowledgematters.net/
+                      http://cpan.binkerton.com/
+                      http://cpan.develooper.com/
+                      http://mirrors.gossamer-threads.com/CPAN
+                      http://cpan.schatt.com/
+                      http://mirrors.kernel.org/cpan/
+                      ftp://mirrors.kernel.org/pub/CPAN
+                      http://mirrors2.kernel.org/cpan/
+                      ftp://mirrors2.kernel.org/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.mirrors.redwire.net/
+                      http://cpan.mirror.facebook.net/
+                      http://mirrors1.kernel.org/cpan/
+                      ftp://mirrors1.kernel.org/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan-sj.viaverio.com/
+                      ftp://cpan-sj.viaverio.com/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://www.perl.com/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.yahoo.com/
+
+=item Florida
+
+                      ftp://ftp.cise.ufl.edu/pub/mirrors/CPAN/
+                      http://mirror.atlantic.net/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://mirror.atlantic.net/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://mirror.candidhosting.com/pub/CPAN
+                      ftp://mirror.candidhosting.com/pub/CPAN
+
+=item Idaho
+
+                      http://mirror.its.uidaho.edu/pub/cpan/
+                      ftp://mirror.its.uidaho.edu/cpan/
+
+=item Illinois
+
+                      http://cpan.mirrors.hoobly.com/
+                      http://cpan.uchicago.edu/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://cpan.uchicago.edu/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://mirrors.servercentral.net/CPAN/
+                      http://www.stathy.com/CPAN/
+                      ftp://www.stathy.com/CPAN/
+
+=item Indiana
+
+                      ftp://ftp.uwsg.iu.edu/pub/perl/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.netnitco.net/
+                      ftp://cpan.netnitco.net/pub/mirrors/CPAN/
+                      http://ftp.ndlug.nd.edu/pub/perl/
+                      ftp://ftp.ndlug.nd.edu/pub/perl/
+                      http://fx.saintjoe.edu/pub/CPAN
+
+=item Massachusetts
+
+                      ftp://ftp.ccs.neu.edu/net/mirrors/ftp.funet.fi/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
+
+=item Michigan
+
+                      http://ftp.wayne.edu/cpan/
+                      ftp://ftp.wayne.edu/cpan/
+
+=item Minnesota
+
+                      http://cpan.msi.umn.edu/
+
+=item New Jersey
+
+                      http://mirror.datapipe.net/CPAN/
+                      ftp://mirror.datapipe.net/pub/CPAN/
+
+=item New York
+
+                      http://mirrors.24-7-solutions.net/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://mirrors.24-7-solutions.net/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://mirror.cc.columbia.edu/pub/software/cpan/
+                      ftp://mirror.cc.columbia.edu/pub/software/cpan/
+                      http://cpan.belfry.net/
+                      http://cpan.erlbaum.net/
+                      ftp://cpan.erlbaum.net/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.hexten.net/
+                      ftp://cpan.hexten.net/
+                      http://ftp.fxcorporate.com/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.fxcorporate.com/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://mirror.nyi.net/CPAN/
+                      http://mirror.rit.edu/CPAN/
+                      ftp://mirror.rit.edu/CPAN/
+
+=item North Carolina
+
+                      http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/mirrors/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.ncsu.edu/pub/mirror/CPAN/
+
+=item Oregon
+
+                      http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/CPAN/
+
+=item Pennsylvania
+
+                      http://ftp.epix.net/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.epix.net/pub/languages/perl/
+                      http://cpan.pair.com/
+                      ftp://cpan.pair.com/pub/CPAN/
+
+=item South Carolina
+
+                      http://cpan.mirror.clemson.edu/
+
+=item Tennessee
+
+                      http://mira.sunsite.utk.edu/CPAN/
+
+=item Texas
+
+                      http://mirror.uta.edu/CPAN
+
+=item Utah
+
+                      http://cpan.cs.utah.edu
+                      ftp://cpan.cs.utah.edu/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://mirror.xmission.com/CPAN/
+
+=item Virginia
+
+                      http://cpan-du.viaverio.com/
+                      ftp://cpan-du.viaverio.com/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://perl.secsup.org/
+                      ftp://perl.secsup.org/pub/perl/
+                      ftp://mirror.cogentco.com/pub/CPAN/
+
+=item Washington
+
+                      http://cpan.llarian.net/
+                      ftp://cpan.llarian.net/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp-mirror.internap.com/pub/CPAN/
+
+=item Wisconsin
+
+                      http://cpan.mirrors.tds.net
+                      ftp://cpan.mirrors.tds.net/pub/CPAN
+                      http://mirror.sit.wisc.edu/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://mirror.sit.wisc.edu/pub/CPAN/
 
 =back
 
+=back
+
+=head2 Oceania
+
+=over 4
+
+=item Australia
+
+                      http://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/cpan/
+                      ftp://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/cpan/
+                      http://cpan.mirror.aussiehq.net.au/
+                      http://mirror.as24220.net/cpan/
+                      ftp://mirror.as24220.net/cpan/
+
+=item New Zealand
+
+                      ftp://ftp.auckland.ac.nz/pub/perl/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.inspire.net.nz
+                      ftp://cpan.inspire.net.nz/cpan
+                      http://cpan.catalyst.net.nz/CPAN/
+                      ftp://cpan.catalyst.net.nz/pub/CPAN/
+
+=back
+
+=head2 South America
+
+=over 4
+
+=item Argentina
+
+                      http://cpan.patan.com.ar/
+                      http://cpan.localhost.net.ar
+                      ftp://mirrors.localhost.net.ar/pub/mirrors/CPAN
+
+=item Brazil
+
+                      ftp://cpan.pop-mg.com.br/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://ftp.pucpr.br/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.pucpr.br/CPAN
+                      http://cpan.kinghost.net/
+                      ftp://ftp.linorg.usp.br/CPAN
+
+=item Chile
+
+                      http://cpan.dcc.uchile.cl/
+                      ftp://cpan.dcc.uchile.cl/pub/lang/cpan/
+
+=item Colombia
+
+                      http://www.laqee.unal.edu.co/CPAN/
+
+=back
+
+=head2 RSYNC Mirrors
+
+                      mirror.as24220.net::cpan
+                      cpan.inode.at::CPAN
+                      gd.tuwien.ac.at::CPAN
+                      ftp.belnet.be::packages/cpan
+                      rsync.linorg.usp.br::CPAN
+                      rsync.arcticnetwork.ca::CPAN
+                      CPAN.mirror.rafal.ca::CPAN
+                      mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca::CPAN
+                      theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca::CPAN
+                      www.laqee.unal.edu.co::CPAN
+                      mirror.uni-c.dk::CPAN
+                      rsync.nic.funet.fi::CPAN
+                      rsync://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/mirrors/cpan/
+                      mir1.ovh.net::CPAN
+                      miroir-francais.fr::cpan
+                      ftp.crihan.fr::CPAN
+                      rsync://mirror.cict.fr/cpan/
+                      rsync://mirror.netcologne.de/cpan/
+                      ftp-stud.hs-esslingen.de::CPAN/
+                      ftp.gwdg.de::FTP/languages/perl/CPAN/
+                      cpan.mirror.iphh.net::CPAN
+                      cpan.cpantesters.org::cpan
+                      cpan.hu::CPAN
+                      komo.vlsm.org::CPAN
+                      mirror.unej.ac.id::cpan
+                      ftp.esat.net::/pub/languages/perl/CPAN
+                      ftp.heanet.ie::mirrors/ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN
+                      rsync.panu.it::CPAN
+                      cpan.fastbull.org::CPAN
+                      ftp.kddilabs.jp::cpan
+                      ftp.nara.wide.ad.jp::cpan/
+                      rsync://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/CPAN/
+                      rsync://ftp.riken.jp/cpan/
+                      mirror.linuxiso.kz::CPAN
+                      rsync://mirrors3.kernel.org/mirrors/CPAN/
+                      rsync://rsync.osmirror.nl/cpan/
+                      mirror.leaseweb.com::CPAN
+                      cpan.nautile.nc::CPAN
+                      mirror.icis.pcz.pl::CPAN
+                      piotrkosoft.net::mirrors/CPAN
+                      rsync://cpan.perl.pt/
+                      ftp.kaist.ac.kr::cpan
+                      cpan.sarang.net::CPAN
+                      mirror.averse.net::cpan
+                      rsync.oss.eznetsols.org
+                      mirror.ac.za::cpan
+                      ftp.is.co.za::IS-Mirror/ftp.cpan.org/
+                      rsync://ftp.gui.uva.es/cpan/
+                      rsync://mirrors4.kernel.org/mirrors/CPAN/
+                      ftp.solnet.ch::CPAN
+                      ftp.ulak.net.tr::CPAN
+                      gafol.net::cpan
+                      rsync.mirrorservice.org::ftp.funet.fi/pub/
+                      rsync://rsync.mirror.8086.net/CPAN/
+                      rsync.mirror.anlx.net::CPAN
+                      mirror.bytemark.co.uk::CPAN
+                      ftp.plig.net::CPAN
+                      rsync://ftp.ticklers.org:CPAN/
+                      mirrors.ibiblio.org::CPAN
+                      cpan-du.viaverio.com::CPAN
+                      mirror.hiwaay.net::CPAN
+                      rsync://mira.sunsite.utk.edu/CPAN/
+                      cpan.mirrors.tds.net::CPAN
+                      mirror.its.uidaho.edu::cpan
+                      rsync://mirror.cc.columbia.edu::cpan/
+                      ftp.fxcorporate.com::CPAN
+                      rsync.atlantic.net::CPAN
+                      mirrors.kernel.org::mirrors/CPAN
+                      rsync://mirrors2.kernel.org/mirrors/CPAN/
+                      cpan.pair.com::CPAN
+                      rsync://mirror.rit.edu/CPAN/
+                      rsync://mirror.facebook.net/cpan/
+                      rsync://mirrors1.kernel.org/mirrors/CPAN/
+                      cpan-sj.viaverio.com::CPAN
+
 For an up-to-date listing of CPAN sites,
-see http://www.perl.com/perl/CPAN/SITES or ftp://www.perl.com/CPAN/SITES .
+see http://www.cpan.org/SITES or ftp://www.cpan.org/SITES .
 
 =head1 Modules: Creation, Use, and Abuse
 
@@ -571,8 +1135,8 @@ the module after __END__ either using AutoSplit or by saying:
 Does your module pass the 'empty subclass' test? If you say
 C<@SUBCLASS::ISA = qw(YOURCLASS);> your applications should be able
 to use SUBCLASS in exactly the same way as YOURCLASS.  For example,
-does your application still work if you change:  C<$obj = new YOURCLASS;>
-into: C<$obj = new SUBCLASS;> ?
+does your application still work if you change:  C<< $obj = YOURCLASS->new(); >>
+into: C<< $obj = SUBCLASS->new(); >> ?
 
 Avoid keeping any state information in your packages. It makes it
 difficult for multiple other packages to use yours. Keep state
@@ -586,7 +1150,7 @@ of code that need less strictness.
 
 Always use B<-w>.
 
-Follow the guidelines in the perlstyle(1) manual.
+Follow the guidelines in L<perlstyle>.
 
 Always use B<-w>.
 
@@ -754,16 +1318,18 @@ Copying, ToDo etc.
 
 =over 4
 
-=item Adding a Copyright Notice.
+=item *
 
+Adding a Copyright Notice.
 
 How you choose to license your work is a personal decision.
 The general mechanism is to assert your Copyright and then make
 a declaration of how others may copy/use/modify your work.
 
-Perl, for example, is supplied with two types of licence: The GNU
-GPL and The Artistic Licence (see the files README, Copying, and
-Artistic).  Larry has good reasons for NOT just using the GNU GPL.
+Perl, for example, is supplied with two types of licence: The GNU GPL
+and The Artistic Licence (see the files README, Copying, and Artistic,
+or L<perlgpl> and L<perlartistic>).  Larry has good reasons for NOT
+just using the GNU GPL.
 
 My personal recommendation, out of respect for Larry, Perl, and the
 Perl community at large is to state something simply like:
@@ -817,13 +1383,13 @@ FTP Archives for Perl Modules:
 
 Follow the instructions and links on:
 
-   http://www.perl.com/CPAN/modules/00modlist.long.html
-   http://www.perl.com/CPAN/modules/04pause.html
+   http://www.cpan.org/modules/00modlist.long.html
+   http://www.cpan.org/modules/04pause.html
 
 or upload to one of these sites:
 
    https://pause.kbx.de/pause/
-   http://pause.perl.org/pause/
+   http://pause.perl.org/
 
 and notify <modules@perl.org>.
 
@@ -843,8 +1409,6 @@ old behavior if people rely on it.  Document incompatible changes.
 
 =back
 
-=back
-
 =head2 Guidelines for Converting Perl 4 Library Scripts into Modules
 
 =over 4
@@ -943,6 +1507,8 @@ or
 
 =back
 
+=back
+
 =head1 NOTE
 
 Perl does not enforce private and public parts of its modules as you may
@@ -960,5 +1526,5 @@ you're redefining the world and willing to take the consequences.
 EOF
 
 close MANIFEST or warn "$0: failed to close MANIFEST (../MANIFEST): $!";
-close OUT      or warn "$0: failed to close OUT (perlmodlib.tmp): $!";
+close OUT      or warn "$0: failed to close OUT (perlmodlib.pod): $!";