Changes for version 1.62
- Patches provided by rjbs - many thanks!
- These commits update Pod::Usage to only use Pod::Simple, so that any reliance on Pod::Parser is removed, making it easier to remove Pod::Parser from core.
- [PATCH 1/4] update Makefile: strict, INSTALLDIR, 5.6
- [PATCH 2/4] we will start to require perl 5.6 from here on out
- [PATCH 3/4] always use Pod::Text as default base class
- [PATCH 4/4] eliminate the branch in which Pod::Parser would be used This commit is intended entirely to free Pod::Usage from any reliance on Pod::Parser.
- Usage.pm now defaults to using Pod::Text, rather than checking $] to pick.
- $Pod::Select::MAX_HEADING_LEVEL is replaced with a local var
- &Pod::Select::_compile_section_spec is copied into this module This isn't the most elegant fix, but it's a bit of a ball of mud. The code is written to let you alter @ISA at runtime to something that is derived either from Pod::Parser or Pod::Simple. This should probably be more explicitly limited to Pod::Simple in future releases.
- CPAN#84031: eliminate branches using Pod::Parser removed test suite dependencies on Pod::Parser
Documentation
print usage messages from embedded pod docs in files
Provides
in lib/Pod/Usage.pm