Unused dTHX, even under threads.

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diff --git a/pod/perlmodinstall.pod b/pod/perlmodinstall.pod
index e43903f..f92620c 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perlmodinstall.pod
+++ b/pod/perlmodinstall.pod
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ and install them on their own computer.
 
 First, are you sure that the module isn't already on your system?  Try
 C<perl -MFoo -e 1>.  (Replace "Foo" with the name of the module; for
-instance, C<perl -MCGI::Carp -e 1>.
+instance, C<perl -MCGI::Carp -e 1>.)
 
 If you don't see an error message, you have the module.  (If you do
 see an error message, it's still possible you have the module, but
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ Here's how to perform each step for each operating system.  This is
 might have come with your module!
 
 Also note that these instructions are tailored for installing the
-module into your system's repository of Perl modules -- but you can
+module into your system's repository of Perl modules, but you can
 install modules into any directory you wish.  For instance, where I
 say C<perl Makefile.PL>, you can substitute C<perl Makefile.PL
 PREFIX=/my/perl_directory> to install the modules into
-C</my/perl_directory>.  Then you can use the modules from your Perl
+F</my/perl_directory>.  Then you can use the modules from your Perl
 programs with C<use lib "/my/perl_directory/lib/site_perl";> or
 sometimes just C<use "/my/perl_directory";>.  If you're on a system
 that requires superuser/root access to install modules into the
@@ -110,14 +110,14 @@ Make sure you have the appropriate permissions to install the module
 in your Perl 5 library directory.  Often, you'll need to be root.
 
 That's all you need to do on Unix systems with dynamic linking.
-Most Unix systems have dynamic linking -- if yours doesn't, or if for
+Most Unix systems have dynamic linking. If yours doesn't, or if for
 another reason you have a statically-linked perl, B<and> the
 module requires compilation, you'll need to build a new Perl binary
 that includes the module.  Again, you'll probably need to be root.
 
 =item *
 
-B<If you're running ActivePerl (Win95/98/2K/NT/XP, Linux, Solaris)>
+B<If you're running ActivePerl (Win95/98/2K/NT/XP, Linux, Solaris),>
 
 First, type C<ppm> from a shell and see whether ActiveState's PPM
 repository has your module.  If so, you can install it with C<ppm> and
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ http://search.cpan.org/dist/dmake/
 Does the module require compilation (i.e. does it have files that end
 in .xs, .c, .h, .y, .cc, .cxx, or .C)?  If it does, life is now
 officially tough for you, because you have to compile the module
-yourself -- no easy feat on Windows.  You'll need a compiler such as
+yourself (no easy feat on Windows).  You'll need a compiler such as
 Visual C++.  Alternatively, you can download a pre-built PPM package
 from ActiveState.
 http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Downloads/ActivePerl/PPM/
@@ -179,9 +179,7 @@ After installing cpan-mac, drop the module archive on the
 B<untarzipme> droplet, which will decompress and unpack for you.
 
 B<Or>, you can either use the shareware B<StuffIt Expander> program
-( http://www.aladdinsys.com/expander/ )
-in combination with B<DropStuff with Expander Enhancer>
-( http://www.aladdinsys.com/dropstuff/ )
+( http://my.smithmicro.com/mac/stuffit/ )
 or the freeware B<MacGzip> program (
 http://persephone.cps.unizar.es/general/gente/spd/gzip/gzip.html ).
 
@@ -200,14 +198,6 @@ F<.xs> and F<.c> files, which normally denote that the distribution
 must be compiled, and you cannot install it "out of the box."
 (See L<"PORTABILITY">.)
 
-If a module does not work on MacPerl but should, or needs to be
-compiled, see if the module exists already as a port on the
-MacPerl Module Porters site ( http://pudge.net/mmp/ ).
-For more information on doing XS with MacPerl yourself, see
-Arved Sandstrom's XS tutorial ( http://macperl.com/depts/Tutorials/ ),
-and then consider uploading your binary to the CPAN and
-registering it on the MMP site.
-
 D. INSTALL
 
 If you are using cpan-mac, just drop the folder on the
@@ -306,8 +296,7 @@ or, for zipped modules, type
 
 Executables for gzip, zip, and VMStar:
 
-    http://www.openvms.digital.com/freeware/
-    http://www.crinoid.com/utils/
+    http://www.hp.com/go/openvms/freeware/
 
 and their source code:
 
@@ -447,19 +436,4 @@ First version July 22, 1998; last revised November 21, 2001.
 
 Copyright (C) 1998, 2002, 2003 Jon Orwant.  All Rights Reserved.
 
-Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this
-documentation provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are
-preserved on all copies.
-
-Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified versions of this
-documentation under the conditions for verbatim copying, provided also
-that they are marked clearly as modified versions, that the authors'
-names and title are unchanged (though subtitles and additional
-authors' names may be added), and that the entire resulting derived
-work is distributed under the terms of a permission notice identical
-to this one.
-
-Permission is granted to copy and distribute translations of this
-documentation into another language, under the above conditions for
-modified versions.
-
+This document may be distributed under the same terms as Perl itself.