Net::Gopher is the Perl Gopher/Gopher+ API. This library will enable you to
communicate with Gopher and Gopher+ servers using Perl. To get started using
Net::Gopher, use the following commands after installation:
$ perldoc Net::Gopher
$ perldoc Net::Gopher::Request
$ perldoc Net::Gopher::Response
$ perldoc Net::Gopher::Response::MenuItem
$ perldoc Net::Gopher::Response::InformationBlock
$ perldoc Net::Gopher::Constants
INSTALLATION
Install Net::Gopher as you would most other modules:
$ perl Makefile.PL
$ make
$ make test
$ make install
You can also use Module::Build instead of GNU Make:
$ perl Build.PL
$ perl Build
$ perl Build test
$ perl Build install
PREREQUISITES
Net::Gopher requires these modules:
IO (at least version 1.20);
URI (at least version 1.27);
TESTING
The new test suite that comes with Net::Gopher as of 0.92 has its own test
server. This server tries to listen on what ever ports your OS will let it
listen on. If you have some kind of firewall or port blocking enabled, tests
that require this server may inexplicably fail when you "make test". Also,
live.t contains live tests that will be done using real-world Gopherspaces if
you're connected to the Internet. If these sites are down or malfunctioning,
this tests will inexplicably fail too.
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
Copyright 2003-2004 by William G. Davis.
This library is free software released under the terms of the GNU Lesser
General Public License (LGPL), the full terms of which can be found in the
"COPYING" file that comes with the distribution.
This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
