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Perl Weekly Challenge #215 - Bad Words and Looking For Zeros
https://blogs.perl.org/users/oldtechaa/2023/05/perl-weekly-challenge-215---bad-words-and-looking-for-zeros.html

Perl Weekly Challenge #215 - Bad Words and Looking For Zeros | oldtechaa [blogs.perl.org]

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#215

Require-HookChain-0.010
Chainable require hook

Changes for 0.010 - 2023-02-12
  • Add hooks: test::fail, test::random_fail, test::noop, test::noop_all.
https://metacpan.org/dist/Require-HookChain

Require-HookChain

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Alien-XPA-v2.1.20.2
Find or Build libxpa

Changes for v2.1.20.2 - 2023-05-03T20:03:53-04:00
  • BUILD FIX
https://metacpan.org/dist/Alien-XPA

Alien-XPA

metacpan.org

The Perl Toolchain Summit 2023
https://blogs.perl.org/users/paul_johnson/2023/04/the-perl-toolchain-summit-2023.html

The Perl Toolchain Summit 2023 | Paul Johnson [blogs.perl.org]

blogs.perl.org

Devel-Cover-1.40
Code coverage metrics for Perl

Changes for 1.40
  • Note usage with dzil (Steve Rogerson) (GH-319)
  • Fix html_basic report (jkahrman) (GH-318)
  • Use CPAN::Meta (Slaven Rezić) (GH-314)
  • Make non-interactive output less noisy (jkahrman) (GH-312)
  • Avoid infinite recursion in Type::Tiny and other places (Ed J) (GH-307)
  • Add ignore_covered_err option (Tina Müller) (GH-323)
  • Handle empty hashes and arrays on condition RHS in 5.37.6 and later
https://metacpan.org/dist/Devel-Cover

Devel-Cover

metacpan.org

App-cpanminus-reporter-0.19
send cpanm output to CPAN Testers

Changes for 0.19 - 2023-04-30
  • NEW FEATURES:
  • OTHER:
https://metacpan.org/dist/App-cpanminus-reporter

App-cpanminus-reporter

metacpan.org

URI-5.19
Uniform Resource Identifiers (absolute and relative)

Changes for 5.19 - 2023-04-30T16:15:58Z
  • Form parameters without values are now represented by undef (GH#65) (Gianni Ceccarelli)
https://metacpan.org/dist/URI

URI

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Term-TablePrint-0.160
Print a table to the terminal and browse it interactively.

Changes for 0.160 - 2023-04-30
  • binary_filter: use unmodified string.
https://metacpan.org/dist/Term-TablePrint

Term-TablePrint

metacpan.org

Dist-Zilla-Plugin-Conflicts-0.20
Declare conflicts for your distro

Changes for 0.20 - 2023-04-30
  • Add some minimal pod to the generated conflicts module. This includes a comment to disable Pod coverage testing if you're using Pod::Coverage::TrustPod. Based on suggestion from greencoloured in GH #9.
https://metacpan.org/dist/Dist-Zilla-Plugin-Conflicts

Dist-Zilla-Plugin-Conflicts

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#9

This Week in PSC (105)
https://blogs.perl.org/users/psc/2023/04/this-week-in-psc-105.html

This Week in PSC (105) | Perl Steering Council [blogs.perl.org]

blogs.perl.org

Test-Smoke-1.79_10
The Perl core test smoke suite

Changes for 1.79_10 - 2023-04-30T13:30:06+02:00
  • (Abe Timmerman, Sun, 30 Apr 2023 13:30:06 +0200) Autocommit for distribution Test::Smoke 1.79_10 (test)
https://metacpan.org/dist/Test-Smoke

Test-Smoke

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PDL-2.083
Perl Data Language

Changes for 2.083 - 2023-04-30
  • no changes from 2.082_01
https://metacpan.org/dist/PDL

PDL

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Dist-Zilla-Plugin-PromptIfStale-0.058
Check at build/release time if modules are out of date

Changes for 0.058 - 2023-04-30T10:00:42Z
  • add special handling for DynaLoader, which is no longer indexed
https://metacpan.org/dist/Dist-Zilla-Plugin-PromptIfStale

Dist-Zilla-Plugin-PromptIfStale

metacpan.org

Module-Build-Tiny-0.045
A tiny replacement for Module::Build

Changes for 0.045 - 2023-04-30T11:52:20+02:00
  • Fix compilation issue on Windows
https://metacpan.org/dist/Module-Build-Tiny

Module-Build-Tiny

metacpan.org

Firefox-Marionette-1.37
Automate the Firefox browser with the Marionette protocol

Changes for 1.37
  • Another test suite fix
https://metacpan.org/dist/Firefox-Marionette

Firefox-Marionette

metacpan.org

Perl Weekly Challenge #214 - Rank Score
https://blogs.perl.org/users/oldtechaa/2023/04/perl-weekly-challenge-214---rank-score.html

Perl Weekly Challenge #214 - Rank Score | oldtechaa [blogs.perl.org]

blogs.perl.org
#214

File-Find-Rule-VCS-1.09
Exclude files/directories for Version Control Systems

Changes for 1.09 - 2023-04-28T12:43:47Z
  • tooling updates
https://metacpan.org/dist/File-Find-Rule-VCS

File-Find-Rule-VCS

metacpan.org

CryptX-0.078
Cryptographic toolkit

Changes for 0.078 - 2023-04-28
  • fix #89 Crypt::Mac::HMAC b64mac and b64umac object methods do not work
https://metacpan.org/dist/CryptX

CryptX

metacpan.org
#89

File-Find-Rule-PPI-1.07
Add support for PPI queries to File::Find::Rule

Changes for 1.07 - 2023-04-28T12:30:26Z
  • tooling conversions
https://metacpan.org/dist/File-Find-Rule-PPI

File-Find-Rule-PPI

metacpan.org

AsposeSlidesCloud-SlidesApi-23.04
Aspose.Slides Cloud SDK
https://metacpan.org/dist/AsposeSlidesCloud-SlidesApi

AsposeSlidesCloud-SlidesApi

metacpan.org

Term-Choose-1.761
Choose items from a list interactively.

Changes for 1.761 - 2023-04-28
  • line_fold: update option binary_filter.
https://metacpan.org/dist/Term-Choose

Term-Choose

metacpan.org

Assert Your Environment
https://blogs.perl.org/users/mikko_koivunalho/2023/04/assert-your-environment.html

Assert Your Environment | Mikko Koivunalho [blogs.perl.org]

blogs.perl.org

File-MagicPP-0.2.1
https://metacpan.org/dist/File-MagicPP

File-MagicPP

metacpan.org

Venus-2.50
OO Library for Perl 5

Changes for 2.50 - 2022-04-25
  • [feature] Implement Venus#work
  • [feature] Implement Venus#{check,assert}
  • [feature] Implement Venus#unpack
  • [feature] Implement Venus#venus
  • [feature] Implement Venus:😛rocess#alarm
  • [feature] Export {json,yaml,perl} utility functions
  • [feature] Implement "watching" in Venus:😛rocess
  • [update] Fix Venus::Random#range documentation
  • [update] Support multiline type expressions
  • [update] Fix Venus::Test subtest descriptions
https://metacpan.org/dist/Venus

Venus

metacpan.org

Future-IO-0.14
Future-returning IO methods

Changes for 0.14 - 2023-04-25
  • CHANGES
https://metacpan.org/dist/Future-IO

Future-IO

metacpan.org

Test-Future-IO-Impl-0.14
acceptance tests for Future::IO implementations

Changes for 0.14 - 2023-04-25
  • CHANGES
https://metacpan.org/release/PEVANS/Test-Future-IO-Impl-0.14

Test-Future-IO-Impl

metacpan.org

Date-Holidays-GB-0.023
Determine British holidays - Current UK public and bank holiday dates up to 2023

Changes for 0.023 - 2023-04-25T10:45:47Z
  • Maintenance
https://metacpan.org/dist/Date-Holidays-GB

Date-Holidays-GB

metacpan.org

Perl Weekly Challenge #213 - The Simple and the Hard
https://blogs.perl.org/users/oldtechaa/2023/04/perl-weekly-challenge-213---the-simple-and-the-hard.html

Perl Weekly Challenge #213 - The Simple and the Hard | oldtechaa [blogs.perl.org]

blogs.perl.org
#213

Bencher-Scenario-String-SimpleEscape-0.002
Benchmark String::SimpleEscape

Changes for 0.002 - 2023-01-18
  • Rename module/dist Bencher-Scenario-String{,-}SimpleEscape.
https://metacpan.org/release/PERLANCAR/Bencher-Scenario-String-SimpleEscape-0.002

Bencher-Scenario-String-SimpleEscape

metacpan.org

Proc-Background-1.32
Run asynchronous child processes under Unix or Windows
https://metacpan.org/dist/Proc-Background

Proc-Background

metacpan.org

JSON-SIMD-1.05
JSON serialising/deserialising, done correctly and faster

Changes for 1.05
  • fix build issue with "invalid register for .seh_savexmm" (prev fix caused other problems, was reverted)
  • add ppport.h
  • add core_bools and encode_core_bools methods to support builtin::true and false on perl >= 5.36 core_bools also works towards compatibility with JSON:🤐S, and with both of these options it is possible to have correct, full round-trip encode/decode between Perl and JSON booleans.
https://metacpan.org/dist/JSON-SIMD

JSON-SIMD

metacpan.org

Prima-1.68_1
a perl graphic toolkit
https://metacpan.org/dist/Prima

Prima

metacpan.org

JSON-Schema-Tiny-0.021
Validate data against a schema, minimally

Changes for 0.021 - 2023-04-22T17:25:12Z
  • fix bad handling of empty patterns in "pattern", "patternProperties" keywords
  • use bignum calculations for any non-integer in "multipleOf", to better handle overflows on older architectures
https://metacpan.org/dist/JSON-Schema-Tiny

JSON-Schema-Tiny

metacpan.org

This week in PSC (104)
https://blogs.perl.org/users/psc/2023/04/this-week-in-psc-104.html

This week in PSC (104) | Perl Steering Council [blogs.perl.org]

blogs.perl.org

Crypt-Passphrase-Argon2-HSM-0.001
HSM encrypted Argon2 hashes for Crypt:😛assphrase

Changes for 0.001 - 2023-04-21T16:36:19Z
  • Initial release to an unsuspecting world
https://metacpan.org/dist/Crypt-Passphrase-Argon2-HSM

Crypt-Passphrase-Argon2-HSM

HSM encrypted Argon2 hashes for Crypt::Passphrase
metacpan.org

SQL-SimpleOps-2023.111.1
SQL Simple Operations

Changes for 2023.111.1
  • fix: mkdir permission denied, logfile creation folder for non-root user; by CCELSO
  • fix: getLastSQL mismatch on syntax error condition; by CCELSO
https://metacpan.org/dist/SQL-SimpleOps

SQL-SimpleOps

metacpan.org

Convert-Color-0.17
color space conversions and named lookups

Changes for 0.17 - 2023-04-21
  • BUGFIXES
https://metacpan.org/dist/Convert-Color

Convert-Color

metacpan.org

Data-Compare-1.29
compare perl data structures

Changes for 1.29 - 2023-04-21
  • Skip taint-mode tests if perl was built without taint support
https://metacpan.org/dist/Data-Compare

Data-Compare

metacpan.org

SPVM-0.971001
SPVM Language

Changes for 0.971001 - 2023-04-21
  • New Features
  • Document Changes
  • Changes
  • Versioning Changes
https://metacpan.org/dist/SPVM

SPVM

metacpan.org

Travel-Status-DE-DeutscheBahn-4.10
Interface to the online arrival/departure
https://metacpan.org/dist/Travel-Status-DE-DeutscheBahn

Travel-Status-DE-DeutscheBahn

metacpan.org

App-MechaCPAN-0.29
Mechanize the installation of CPAN things.

Changes for 0.29 - 2023-04-18T23:32:58Z
  • Add support to install from a cpanfile without using Deploy
  • Add feature to download prebuilt binries for popular linux distros
  • Improve SSL handling
  • Fix bug where install couldn't handle modules with names starting with git
  • Fix bug where install couldn't handle modules starting with git
  • Fix bug that prevented reusable perls from being threaded
https://metacpan.org/dist/App-MechaCPAN

App-MechaCPAN

metacpan.org

Astro-Catalog-4.37
A generic astronomical catalog class

Changes for 4.37 - 2023-04-18
  • Tk::AstroCatalog window now resizable.
  • JCMT format updated with addition of proper motion and parallax.
  • More consistent spelling of catalog.
https://metacpan.org/dist/Astro-Catalog

Astro-Catalog

A generic astronomical catalogue class
metacpan.org

App-SourcePlot-1.31
A simple astronomical source plotter

Changes for 1.31 - 2023-04-18
  • Updated the included JCMT pointing catalog.
https://metacpan.org/dist/App-SourcePlot

App-SourcePlot

metacpan.org

SPVM-0.9707
SPVM Language

Changes for 0.9707 - 2023-04-19
  • New Features
  • Changes
  • Bug Fix
https://metacpan.org/dist/SPVM

SPVM

metacpan.org

Perl Weekly Challenge 213: Fun Sort
https://blogs.perl.org/users/laurent_r/2023/04/perl-weekly-challenge-213-fun-sort.html

Perl Weekly Challenge 213: Fun Sort | laurent_r [blogs.perl.org]

blogs.perl.org

Proc-Background-1.31
Run asynchronous child processes under Unix or Windows
https://metacpan.org/dist/Proc-Background

Proc-Background

metacpan.org

JSON-SIMD-1.02
JSON serialising/deserialising, done correctly and faster

Changes for 1.02
  • update repository and issue tracker?
  • split old changes into separate file
https://metacpan.org/dist/JSON-SIMD

JSON-SIMD

metacpan.org

JSON-SIMD-1.01
JSON serialising/deserialising, done correctly and faster

Changes for 1.01
  • do not segfault when from_json/decode gets passed a non-string object (reported by Florian Ragwitz). This has no effect on normal operation.
https://metacpan.org/dist/JSON-SIMD

JSON-SIMD

metacpan.org

JSON-SIMD-1.00
JSON serialising/deserialising, done correctly and faster

Changes for 1.0
  • the long awaited (by me) 1.0 version.
  • add \0 (JSON:🤐S::false) and \1 (JSON:🤐S::true) mappings to JSON true and false.
  • add some more notes to shrink, as suggested by Alex Efros.
  • improve testsuite.
  • halve the default nesting depth limit, to hopefully make it work on Freebsd (unfortunately, the cpan tester did not send me his report, so I cannot ask about the stack limit on fbsd).
https://metacpan.org/release/PJUHASZ/JSON-SIMD-1.00

JSON-SIMD

metacpan.org

CPU-x86_64-InstructionWriter-0.001
Pure-perl API-driven assembler for x86-64
https://metacpan.org/release/NERDVANA/CPU-x86_64-InstructionWriter-0.001

CPU-x86_64-InstructionWriter

metacpan.org
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