Info Tab

This pane lists various information about the currently selected module in the Module list. It can have the following fields (fields are not shown if that information is not found):

Author

The name and email of the module's author.

Description

A short description of the module.

Development Stage

The current stage in the development process. (i.e. "Beta Testing")

Installed File

Where the main module file is stored on disk, if it is installed.

Interface Style

How the interface to the module is written.

Language Used

What languages the module is written with. (i.e. Perl, C++)

Package

The name of the package file. Something like "Cache-BerkeleyDB-0.03.tar.gz"

Public License

What license, if any, the module uses.

Support Level

How to get support for the module.

Version Installed

What version is installed, if the module is installed.

Version on CPAN

The current up-to-date module version on CPAN.

Comment

A brief comment about the module, if any.

Path On Mirror

Where the file is located on the CPAN mirrir you are using.

dslip

The five character dslip string, that represents meta-data of the module. Only registered modules have this.

Is Bundle?

"Yes" if the module is a bundle (has Bundle::* namespace).

Third-Party?

Indicates whether the package is a known third-party module (i.e. it's not provided by the standard Perl distribution and is not available on the CPAN, but on a third party software provider). If this is "Yes", the following information may be displayed:

Included In

What package this module is included in.

Module URI

The URI where the module can be downloaded.

Author

The Author of the module

Author URI

The author's homepage.