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SOAP-enhanced perldoc

KM on 2001-06-25T17:41:48

Randy Kobes writes "A version of 'perldoc' is available which, if a request for a module document is made which isn't on the local machine, will ask a remote SOAP server for that document. This server currently interfaces the CPAN search database at http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/, which has available most module documents on CPAN. This requires installation of SOAP::Lite and Compress::Zlib for compression-enabled transfers. As well, some added switches will allow querying the server for information on modules, distributions, and CPAN authors. The useage is described at http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/CPAN/perldoc-soap.html and can be downloaded from ftp://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/pub/other/perldoc-soap."

Where is it?

rjamestaylor on 2001-06-26T17:25:53

Can't find perldoc-soap on Theory's FTP Server.

Re:Where is it?

rkobes on 2001-06-26T20:23:24

Did you use ftp://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/pub/other/perldoc-soap

Name for perldoc-soap

paulclinger on 2001-06-29T15:12:00

Randy, why don't call perldoc-soap just perldocs? It is much shorter and make sense for me in two aspects: multiple docs, hence perldocS and SOAP-related :)). 'pds', 'pods' or 'pod' (like 'man') can be considered also. Still shorter than perldoc and can get docs remotely.

Paul.