Getargs::Long - Named subroutine arguments, with optional type checking

The "Getargs::Long" module allows usage of named parameters in function calls,
along with optional argument type-checking.  It provides an easy way to get at
the parameters within the routine, and yields concise descriptions for the
common cases of all-mandatory and all-optional parameter lists.

         *** This is alpha software -- use at your own risk ***

NEW IN THIS VERSION

Version 1.1001: Mon Jun 6 2005
- Fixed incorrect comments in Long.pm and test cases


MODULE DEPENDENCIES
 
To use this module, you will need to install:

- Log::Agent
- version::Limit

You should be prompted to install this module automatically when you run "perl
Makefile.PL".


INSTALLATION

To install this package, change to the directory where you unarchived this
distribution and type the following:

  perl Makefile.PL
  make
  make test
  make install

You can install this package into a non-default location by appending one of
the following to the "perl Makefile.PL" command:

- "PREFIX=/installation/path" (for installation into a custom location),
- "INSTALLDIRS=site" (for installation into site-specific Perl directories)
- "INSTALLDIRS=perl" (for installation into standard Perl directories).

If you make the installation into your own directory, then remember that you
must tell perl where to search for modules before trying to 'use' them. For
example:

  use lib '/home/userid/lib';
  use Getargs::Long;


INSTALLATION PROBLEMS

If "make test" fails, run

  make test TEST_VERBOSE=1

and see which test(s) are failing. Please email the results to the address
below, or submit a bug report on the project website as described in the
section REPORTING BUGS below.

For other bugs, see the section REPORTING BUGS below.


DOCUMENTATION

Just "perldoc Getargs::Long". After installation on Unix systems, you can also
do "man Getargs::Long".


HOMEPAGE

Visit http://coppit.org/code/ for the latest version.


KNOWN BUGS

This module is known to exercise a bug in perl 5.6.0.  Don't use that
version of perl: use 5.005_03, or try 5.6.1.

The interface of this module changed between 0.1.2 and 0.1.3, and is
NOT backward compatible. 


REPORTING BUGS

Send email to David Coppit <david@coppit.org>. 


COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) Mar 2 2001-Mar 20 2001 Raphael Manfredi. Copyright (c) Mar 20
2001-2004 David Coppit. All rights reserved, save those granted by the
license.


LICENSE

This code is distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL).  See
the file LICENSE included in the distribution.


AUTHOR

David Coppit <david@coppit.org> (current maintainer)
Raphael Manfredi <Raphael_Manfredi@pobox.com> (original author)