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 10<h1>Perl Modules</h1>
 11
 12<p>
 13    Most Perl modules are written in Perl, some use <a href=
 14    "http://perldoc.perl.org/perlxs.html">XS</a> (they are written in <a href=
 15    "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_(programming_language)">C</a>) so require a
 16    C <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compiler">compiler</a>. Modules may have
 17    dependencies on other modules (almost always on <a href=
 18    "http://www.cpan.org/">CPAN</a>) and cannot be installed without them (or
 19    without a specific version of them). Many modules on CPAN now require a
 20    recent version of Perl (version 5.8 or above).
 21</p>
 22
 23<h2>
 24    How to install modules
 25</h2>
 26<p>
 27    There are several methods you can use, see the <a href=
 28    "INSTALL.html">Installing Perl Modules</a> page.
 29</p>
 30<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
 31    <tr>
 32        <td>
 33            <h2>
 34                How to find modules
 35            </h2>
 36            <ul>
 37                <li>
 38                    <a href=
 39                    "https://metacpan.org/">https://metacpan.org/</a> CPAN search
 40                </li>
 41                <li>
 42                    <a href=
 43                    "https://metacpan.org/release/Task-Kensho">Task::Kensho</a> - some
 44                    recommended modules
 45                </li>
 46                <li>Browse:
 47                    <ul>
 48                        <li>
 49                            <a href="01modules.index.html">All modules</a> (a
 50                            <strong>long</strong> list)
 51                        </li>
 52                        <li>
 53                            <a href="by-authors/id/">Authors</a>
 54                        </li>
 55                        <li>
 56                            <a href="by-module/">Name</a>
 57                        </li>
 58                        <li>
 59                            <a href="by-category">Category</a> (not maintained)
 60                        </li>
 61                        <li>
 62                            <a href="01modules.mtime.html">recentness</a>
 63                        </li>
 64                    </ul>
 65                </li>
 66            </ul>
 67        </td>
 68        <td>
 69            <h2>
 70                How to contribute
 71            </h2>
 72            <ul>
 73                <li>Read <a href="/modules/04pause.html">this</a>
 74                </li>
 75                <li>Visit <a href=
 76                "https://pause.perl.org/">https://pause.perl.org/</a>
 77                </li>
 78            </ul>
 79            <h2>
 80                Other useful sites
 81            </h2>
 82            <ul>
 83                <li>
 84                    <a href="http://www.perl.org/">www.perl.org</a>
 85                </li>
 86                <li>
 87                    <a href="http://perldoc.perl.org/">perldoc.perl.org</a>
 88                </li>
 89                <li>
 90                    <a href="http://learn.perl.org/">learn.perl.org</a>
 91                </li>
 92            </ul>
 93        </td>
 94    </tr>
 95</table>
 96
 97
 98<p>
 99    <b>Questions about the modules? Please contact the module author
100    directly.</b> Corrections? Additions? Suggestions? Please contact <a href=
101    "mailto:cpan@perl.org">cpan@perl.org</a>. Other questions? See the <a href=
102    "../misc/cpan-faq.html">CPAN FAQ</a>.
103</p>