Skip to main content

PDF-Builder-3.025
Facilitates the creation and modification of PDF files

Changes for 3.025 - 2023-01-19
  • many thanks to Amtivo Group for sponsoring this work! see INFO/SPONSORS for more information lib/PDF/Builder/Content/Text.pm, examples/README, examples/examples_output, examples/Column.pl (new), MANIFEST, tools/3_examples.pl Add column() function to Content::Text, to support markup (none, Markdown, and HTML) in arbitrary columns. Note that PDF::Table will also support column(), but only when using PDF::Builder.
  • lib/PDF/Builder.pm, lib/PDF/Builder/FontManager.pm (new), examples/README, examples/examples_output, examples/FontManager.pl (new), MANIFEST, tools/3_examples.pl Add a Font Manager to be able to select a font simply by giving the "face" and whether bold and/or italics are to be used. The actual font setting (with font size) is still done with $text->font($font, $size), but instead of having to explicitly create (or reuse) a $font, that part is all handled for you. It does not depend on any OS-provided font manager libraries (such as Linux provides, but Windows does not). Except for the core fonts, your application has to specify the base font and the files to use for italic, bold, etc.
  • end of sponsored work
  • lib/PDF/Builder.pm, lib/PDF/Builder/FontManager.pm Update "font path" in Builder, make use of it in Font Manager. Note that at this time, only FontManager.pm makes use of the global font path settings (font_path() method). All other code, examples, and t tests give full paths to font files. At some point in the future, this may be changed, but the problem is that Linux and other non-Windows systems seem to store their font files all over the place, and even Windows is consistent only for TrueType files (it doesn't ship with any Type1 or other format fonts). Note that if you wish to modify the default font path list, you need to edit Builder.pm.
  • lib/PDF/Builder/Content.pm, examples/042_links, examples/HarfBuzz.pl, examples/examples.output; MANIFEST, 040_annotation.pdf (new), examples/resources/HarfBuzz_example.pdf (removed) Remove the output of HarfBuzz Shaper's example from examples/resources (examples/resources/HarfBuzz_example.pdf), as this file is now available on the CTS website (Examples/PDF/Builder/HarfBuzz.pdf) and substitute a much smaller PDF, the output from 040_annotation, as the PDF sample for 042_links. This will cut the package size of PDF::Builder by about half! References to HarfBuzz_example.pdf as a sample to look at (should you not be able to run HarfBuzz.pl due to HarfBuzz::Shaper not being installed) have been updated to refer to the CTS website examples.
  • README.md, LICENSE, lib/PDF/Builder.pm, examples/Column.pl Change copyright to 2023.
  • META.json, META.yml Remove "provides" entries because 1) they do not seem to survive the packaging process, 2) no one seems to be able to state what this inform- ation is actually used for -- I see something vague about "search", and 3) how do I make "provides" entries that are better at doing whatever they're supposed to do better than what CPAN does by default? Also, there may be a META_ADD provides that I'm supposed to add to Makefile.PL, but again, documentation is quite scarce. I think I'll just ignore the whole "provides" thing until there's good documentation on it.
  • README.md, Makefile.PL, META.json, META.yml, tools/optional_update.pl, t/00-all-usable.t, lib/PDF/Builder.pm, MANIFEST No longer automatically install Graphics::TIFF, Image:😛NG::Libpng, and HarfBuzz::Shaper. This should lighten the installation and testing load on users, if they do not plan to use TIFF or PNG images, or do text shaping. Also list the new prerequisites for markup processing (HTML::TreeBuilder, Text::Markdown). optional_update.pl no longer needed and has been removed from the distribution.
  • xt/author-critic.t, xt/author-pod-syntax.t, MANIFEST, tools/2_t-tests.pl Move a couple of specialty t tests from t/ to xt/
  • lib/PDF/Builder/Content/Hyphenate_basic.pm Add ability to split a word on Required Blanks (non-breaking spaces), as a last-ditch way to do basic hyphenation. Add ability to split a word to fit a given width (regardless of where the split ends up), as an even more last-ditch way.
  • lib/PDF/Builder.pm Per PDF::API2 change, allow 'Times' as an alias for core font 'Times-Roman'. This was also done for 'corefont()', as well as the original 'font()'. A warning is given if Times is used. Also, change 'die' on errors to 'croak'.
  • INFO/RoadMap, examples/020_corefonts Add discussion of /StructTreeRoot, remove Bank Gothic examples from core fonts (it appears to be just a partial alias for some other sans-serif font).
  • LICENSE remove superfluous "59" from FSF address in license. From PDF::API2 #59.
  • lib/PDF/Builder.pm open_page() clarify that default index is last page.
  • lib/PDF/Builder/ViewerPreferences.pm Fix glitch in $pdf->viewer_preferences() for non-full-screen-page-mode. From PDF::API2 #50.
  • lib/PDF/Builder.pm Fix page mode "SinglePage" unsupported. From PDF::API2 #49.
  • lib/PDF/Builder/Page.pm Add documentation reminding users of rotation problems when using a crop box or other clipping. From PDF::API2 #58.
  • lib/PDF/Builder.pm Add checks to page() method to see if the application is attempting to add a new page number that is too negative (more than one before the existing first page) or too positive (beyond the existing last page). The index value (page number) is clamped to be within possible values, with a warning. Ref: #190.
  • lib/PDF/Builder/Annotation-NamedDestination-Outline.pm, lib/PDF/Builder.pm, t/named-destinations.t, t/042_links Remove new PDF::API2-style location+args interfaces, as I don't like the way they work, and that they are not backwards compatible with the old methods. Unfortunately, this may break any application changed (or recently written) to use the new PDF::API2 2.043 interfaces. If the new location+args list notation were to be used, only if the number of args was even could this be detected. An odd number of args, plus the location string, would be indistinguishable from a hash list, one of which may follow (as options) the location+args list. Ref: #190.
  • lib/PDF/Builder/Resource/CIDFont/TrueType/FontFile.pm Typo fixed.
https://metacpan.org/dist/PDF-Builder
#58 #59 #50 #49 #190

App-CSelUtils-0.089
Utilities related to Data::CSel

Changes for 0.089 - 2022-10-17
  • [ux] Add -e as alias for --eval (--action eval:E).
https://metacpan.org/dist/App-CSelUtils

SPVM-0.9683
SPVM Language

Changes for 0.9683 - 2022-01-21
  • New Features
  • Exception Message Improvement
  • Changes
  • Document Changes
https://metacpan.org/dist/SPVM

BioX-Seq-0.008007
a (very) basic biological sequence object

Changes for 0.008007 - 2023-01-20
  • Use multi-argument form of piped opens, for security and to handle filenames with spaces
https://metacpan.org/dist/BioX-Seq

Config-Inetd-0.31_01
Interface inetd's configuration file

Changes for 0.31_01 - 2023-01-20
  • Move testing modules to test_requires.
  • When failing, enclose filenames in quotes.
  • Add metadata repository link.
https://metacpan.org/dist/Config-Inetd

This Week in PSC (094)
https://blogs.perl.org/users/psc/2023/01/this-week-in-psc-094.html

SQL-PatchDAG-0.110
A minimal DB schema patch manager

Changes for 0.110
  • Updated packaging
  • Correct application of PerlIO layers in constructor
https://metacpan.org/dist/SQL-PatchDAG

Module-CoreList-5.20230120
what modules shipped with versions of perl

Changes for 5.20230120
  • Updated for v5.37.8
https://metacpan.org/dist/Module-CoreList

CPAN-Perl-Releases-5.20230120
Mapping Perl releases on CPAN to the location of the tarballs

Changes for 5.20230120
  • Change: 9a8ef1e706cdc3a4577c6671ee60075a3fa9425b Author: Chris 'BinGOs' Williams <chris@bingosnet.co.uk> Date : 2023-01-20 15:34:09 +0000
https://metacpan.org/dist/CPAN-Perl-Releases

perl-5.37.8
The Perl 5 language interpreter
https://metacpan.org/dist/perl

Type-Tiny-2.002001
tiny, yet Moo(se)-compatible type constraint

Changes for 2.002001 - 2023-01-20
  • Bug Fixes
https://metacpan.org/dist/Type-Tiny

OTOBO supports the German Perl/Raku-Workshop
https://blogs.perl.org/users/max_maischein/2023/01/otobo-supports-the-german-perlraku-workshop.html

Music-ScaleNote-0.0705
Manipulate the position of a note in a scale

Changes for 0.0705 - 2023-01-20T00:05:31Z
  • Add the eg/tonnetz program.
  • Improve documentation.
  • Improve tests.
https://metacpan.org/dist/Music-ScaleNote

Net-Cisco-FMC-v1-0.007001
Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) API version 1 client library

Changes for 0.007001 - 2023-01-20T08:24:02+01:00
  • fix api.t when FMC environment variables aren't set
https://metacpan.org/dist/Net-Cisco-FMC-v1

Affix-0.09_06-TRIAL
A Foreign Function Interface eXtension

Changes for 0.09_06 - 2023-01-20T05:35:31Z
  • Struct[] may now contain a code reference
  • CodeRef, Any, etc. are now properly handled as aggregates
https://metacpan.org/dist/Affix

Mojo-Run3-1.03
Run a subprocess and read/write to it

Changes for 1.03 - 2023-01-20T14:19:44Z
  • Add support for manually closing the PTY slave
  • Add support for "pipe" shortcut for driver()
https://metacpan.org/dist/Mojo-Run3

Data-Dumper-Interp-4.105
Data:😁umper for humans, with interpolation
https://metacpan.org/dist/Data-Dumper-Interp

Perl Weekly Challenge 200: Arithmetic Slices and Seven Segment Display
https://blogs.perl.org/users/laurent_r/2023/01/perl-weekly-challenge-200-arithmetic-slices-and-seven-segment-display.html

Util::H2O and More, during Ordinary Times
https://blogs.perl.org/users/oodler_577/2023/01/post-advent-carolling.html

IO-Socket-SSL-2.080
Nearly transparent SSL encapsulation for IO::Socket::INET.

Changes for 2.080 - 2023-01-18
  • move certs into t/ so that distributions like CentOS don't install the test certificates as part of the documentation any longer.
https://metacpan.org/dist/IO-Socket-SSL

App-Licensecheck-v3.3.8
simple license checker for source files

Changes for v3.3.8 - 2023-01-18
  • Test Suite
  • Packaging
https://metacpan.org/dist/App-Licensecheck

String-License-v0.0.4
detect source code license statements in a text string

Changes for v0.0.4 - 2023-01-18
  • Test Suite
https://metacpan.org/dist/String-License

File-Replace-Inplace-0.16
Emulation of Perl's -i switch via File::Replace

Changes for 0.16
  • forked from File::Replace
https://metacpan.org/release/HAUKEX/File-Replace-Inplace-0.16

File-Replace-Fancy-0.16
Perl extension that extends the File::Replace module

Changes for 0.16
  • forked from File::Replace
https://metacpan.org/release/HAUKEX/File-Replace-Fancy-0.16

P.S. One last thing - try not to worry about what bacula does if your
clock somehow goes wrong and decides that it is 2037. Or 1970. Or last
week. 😀
- Graham Keeling

(Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:41:42 +0000)

tallship reshared this.

The creator of DOS

tallship

2023-01-18 12:00:10


"IBM wanted CP/M prompts. It made me throw up."

— Tim Paterson

FASTX-Reader-1.10.0-TRIAL
A simple module to parse FASTA and FASTQ files, supporting compressed files and paired-ends.

Changes for 1.10.0 - 2023-01-13
  • `new()` FASTX::Reader method now supports a named parameter instantiation, e.g. `FASTX::Reader->new(-file => 'file.fastq')`
  • `new()` FASTX::Seq method now supports a named parameter instantiation, e.g. `FASTX::Seq->new(-seq => 'CACCA')`
  • Added `copy()` method to FASTX::Seq
  • Added quality methods to FASTX::Seq:
  • Test updates, minor changes
https://metacpan.org/dist/FASTX-Reader

Mojo-Run3-1.02
Run a subprocess and read/write to it

Changes for 1.02 - 2023-01-18T17:58:48Z
  • Fix keeping filehandles open until the whole process has ended
https://metacpan.org/dist/Mojo-Run3

DBD-Sybase-1.21
DBI driver for Sybase datasources
https://metacpan.org/dist/DBD-Sybase

TUWF-1.5
The Ultimate Website Framework

Changes for 1.5 - 2023-01-18
  • Add tuwf->req() method for storing request-local data
  • Add tuwf->captures() as alternative to handler arguments
  • Add support for Max-Age and SameSite properties in resCookie()
  • Add support for JSON:😛P and Cpanel::JSON:😛P
  • Add support for calling dbPage() in scalar context
  • Add "onerror" and "undefbool" built-in validations
  • Add support for subroutine arguments to 'default' validation option
  • Add TUWF::Validate::Interop::elm_decoder() (undocumented)
  • Add support for undef and concat attributes in TUWF:🤐ML
  • Add TUWF:🤐ML:🤐ml_string() function
  • Add summary tag to TUWF:🤐ML
  • Add "db_connect" hook
  • Add "fastcgi_max_requests" setting
  • Add support for graceful process shutdown in FastCGI mode
  • Add support for output compression for resJSON, resFile and resBinary
  • Fix handling recursion from the log_format subroutine
  • Fix encoding of HTTP response headers
  • Fix calling error_404_handler before the "after" hooks.
  • Fix handling of SIGCHLD when using the builtin HTTP server
  • Fix logging during startup
  • Fix input modification on TUWF::Validate with unknown=>"reject" hashes
  • Fix handling of HTTP DELETE requests
  • Fix handling for HTTP 204 responses
  • Remove error on resFile() path traversal, just return a 404 instead
  • Disallow IP address hosts as part of email validation
  • Use Perl built-in utf8 functions instead of Encode module
https://metacpan.org/dist/TUWF

Util-H2O-More-0.2.4
provides baptise, a drop-in replacement for bless; like if bless created accessors for you. This module also provides additional methods built using h2o or o2h from Util::H2O that allow for the incremental addition of OOP into existing or small scale Perl code without having to fully commit to a Perl OOP framework or compromise one's personal Perl style.

Changes for 0.2.4
  • changed ini2o to ini2h2o, o2ini to h2o2ini to make the naming more consistent with already existing helper apps, like opt2h2o (sorry if this causes anyone problems; I don't assume many people use this too heavily atm).
https://metacpan.org/dist/Util-H2O-More

My Family and Other Fish (PerlayStation Part 2)
https://blogs.perl.org/users/saif/2023/01/my-family-and-other-fish.html

Test-Tk-1.00
Testing Tk widgets.

Changes for 1.00
  • Initial release.
https://metacpan.org/dist/Test-Tk

Regexp-Pattern-License-v3.10.0
regular expressions for legal licenses

Changes for v3.10.0 - 2023-01-17
  • Documentation
  • Test Suite
  • Other
https://metacpan.org/dist/Regexp-Pattern-License

Text-Treesitter-0.05
Perl binding for tree-sitter

Changes for 0.05 - 2023-01-17
  • CHANGES
  • BUGFIXES
https://metacpan.org/dist/Text-Treesitter

File-Process-0.09
File processing utility
https://metacpan.org/dist/File-Process

App-Licensecheck-v3.3.7
simple license checker for source files

Changes for v3.3.7 - 2023-01-17
  • Packaging
https://metacpan.org/dist/App-Licensecheck

Regexp Delimiters
https://blogs.perl.org/users/tom_wyant/2023/01/regexp-delimiters.html

App-DiffPDFText-0.005
Diff the text of two PDF documents

Changes for 0.005 - 2022-10-07
  • Allow disabling fmt using --no-pdf-fmt.
  • Add missing dependency to CLI::Meta::diff.
https://metacpan.org/dist/App-DiffPDFText

Data-Dumper-Interp-4.102
Data:😁umper for humans, with interpolation
https://metacpan.org/dist/Data-Dumper-Interp

App-Rakubrew-33
Raku environment manager

Changes for 33
  • Fix `moar-blead` command. Moar didn't change branch names.
https://metacpan.org/dist/App-Rakubrew

Class-Method-Modifiers-2.14
Provides Moose-like method modifiers

Changes for 2.14 - 2023-01-16T21:26:04Z
  • remove Test::Fatal and Test::Needs from test prereqs (PRs #7, #8, Graham Knop)
https://metacpan.org/dist/Class-Method-Modifiers
#7 #8

App-OpenVZ-BCWatch-0.05
Monitor the OpenVZ user_beancounters file

Changes for 0.05 - 2023-01-16
  • Merged development version to stable.
https://metacpan.org/dist/App-OpenVZ-BCWatch

I was asked to Interview at #JPL once for an immediate need contract to address some infrastucture issues back in the NT 4.0 days.

The interview itself went well between me and three staff members, and at the end they gave me a quick tour of the facilities and team members I would be managing.

I figured I would be receiving a call and offer letter in the next day or two, but before I left, they led me to a room with some workstations and asked me to take a test.

I declined.

Less than a month later, two of those interviewers in the group were among the students attending a Core Technologies class I was teaching in the #MCSE program.

"When you boil the water, you really should just make the damn coffee."
  • me -
#tallship #interviews #testing #certifications You no can haz #Cheezburgerz! 🍔 #nimrods

⛵

.
#testing #JPL #MCSE #tallship #interviews #certifications #Cheezburgerz #nimrods

reshared this

IO-Socket-SSL-2.079
Nearly transparent SSL encapsulation for IO::Socket::INET.

Changes for 2.079 - 2023-01-16
https://metacpan.org/dist/IO-Socket-SSL

Mark Gardner reshared this.

App-Licensecheck-v3.3.6
simple license checker for source files

Changes for v3.3.6 - 2023-01-16
  • Packaging
https://metacpan.org/dist/App-Licensecheck

VM-Libvirt-CloneHelper-0.1.0
Create a bunch of cloned VMs in via libvirt.

Changes for 0.1.0 - 2023-01-15
  • -Auto fix perl path. -Add recreate action. -Add -n switch.
https://metacpan.org/dist/VM-Libvirt-CloneHelper

App-PDFUtils-0.014
Command-line utilities related to PDF files

Changes for 0.014 - 2022-10-07
  • [bugfix] [cli less-pdf-text] --pdf-raw does not take argument.
https://metacpan.org/dist/App-PDFUtils

App-ModuleBuildTiny-0.030
A standalone authoring tool for Module::Build::Tiny

Changes for 0.030
  • Allow for multiple prereq files
  • Add scan command for prereqs
  • Add --bump option to regenerate subcommand
  • Add list action to configure subcommand
https://metacpan.org/dist/App-ModuleBuildTiny

Inevitable Impossibilities
https://blogs.perl.org/users/saif/2023/02/inevitable-impossibilities.html
⇧