Clarify perlrebackslash.pod

[perl5.git] / pod / perlutil.pod

diff --git a/pod/perlutil.pod b/pod/perlutil.pod
index 19d2dec..2d9b4ad 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perlutil.pod
+++ b/pod/perlutil.pod
@@ -164,6 +164,12 @@ itself or any of the standard library modules back to the developers;
 please read through the documentation for F<perlbug> thoroughly before
 using it to submit a bug report.
 
+=item L<perlthanks|perlthanks>
+
+This program provides an easy way to send a thank-you message back to the
+authors and maintainers of perl. It's just F<perlbug> installed under
+another name.
+
 =item L<h2ph|h2ph>
 
 Back before Perl had the XS system for connecting with C libraries,
@@ -210,13 +216,9 @@ F<dprofpp> utility analyzes the output of this profiler and tells you
 which subroutines are taking up the most run time. See L<Devel::DProf>
 for more information.
 
-=item L<perlcc|perlcc>
-
-F<perlcc> is the interface to the experimental Perl compiler suite.
-
 =item L<prove>
 
-F<prove> is a command-line interface to the test-running functionality of
+F<prove> is a command-line interface to the test-running functionality
 of F<Test::Harness>.  It's an alternative to C<make test>.
 
 =item L<corelist>
@@ -247,7 +249,9 @@ F<ptar> is a tar-like program, written in pure Perl.
 =item L<ptardiff>
 
 F<ptardiff> is a small utility that produces a diff between an extracted
-archive and an unextracted one.
+archive and an unextracted one. (Note that this utility requires the
+C<Text::Diff> module to function properly; this module isn't distributed
+with perl, but is available from the CPAN.)
 
 =item L<shasum>
 
@@ -271,6 +275,18 @@ a lot more.  It is similar to the command line mode of the L<CPAN> module,
 
     perl -MCPAN -e shell
 
+=item L<cpanp>
+
+F<cpanp> is, like F<cpan>, a command-line interface to the CPAN, using
+the C<CPANPLUS> module as a back-end. It can be used interactively or
+imperatively.
+
+=item L<cpan2dist>
+
+F<cpan2dist> is a tool to create distributions (or packages) from CPAN
+modules, then suitable for your package manager of choice. Support for
+specific formats are available from CPAN as C<CPANPLUS::Dist::*> modules.
+
 =item L<instmodsh>
 
 A little interface to ExtUtils::Installed to examine installed modules,
@@ -286,7 +302,7 @@ L<podchecker|podchecker>, L<splain|splain>, L<perldiag>,
 L<roffitall|roffitall>, L<a2p|a2p>, L<s2p|s2p>, L<find2perl|find2perl>,
 L<File::Find|File::Find>, L<pl2pm|pl2pm>, L<perlbug|perlbug>,
 L<h2ph|h2ph>, L<c2ph|c2ph>, L<h2xs|h2xs>, L<dprofpp|dprofpp>,
-L<Devel::DProf>, L<perlcc|perlcc>, L<enc2xs>, L<xsubpp>, L<cpan>,
+L<Devel::DProf>, L<enc2xs>, L<xsubpp>, L<cpan>, L<cpanp>, L<cpan2dist>,
 L<instmodsh>, L<piconv>, L<prove>, L<corelist>, L<ptar>, L<ptardiff>,
 L<shasum>