But anyway, I really really REALLY hope that the code is now much more accessible, since it's no longer monolithic, and now has routines with hopefully descriptive names, etc.
There are still many ugly parts (don't open those access panels in the basement!); but hopefully if people want a feature, they can page thru Pod/Perldoc.pm, copy to a local @INC dir, easily edit in a line or code to implement that feature, try it out, and then send me the patch.
Brian D. Foy recently sent me two little notes about features that he thought might be a fine addition to Perldoc:
A while ago the perlfaq-workers folks discussesd adding a -Q switch to perldoc so people could search the FAQ answers too. Now that perldoc development is alive again, perhaps we can expand its usefulness. :)
And:
I have always wanted a perldoc switch that simply prints the module or document version. Any chance of getting something that like?Firstly, I (hereby) declare that Pod-People is a fine home for discussion of Pod::Perldoc and its future development.
Secondly, would anyone like to try their hand at implementing either of the above ideas that Brian came up with, and/or some ideas of their own for "feature I always wanted but..."?
I've had great fun whipping perldoc into shape as Pod::Perldoc; and I'm always happy to take feature requests; but in most cases, just sending me a patch will make the feature happen much much sooner! This is especially true now that the next two or three months for me will be unfortunately cluttered by a cross-continent move, and by my attempts to finish up my next book. (As the bumper-sticker goes, I'd rather be programming!)
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Sean M. Burke http://search.cpan.org/author/sburke/
