in reply to Re^2: Namespace/advice for new CPAN modules for Thai & Lao
in thread Namespace/advice for new CPAN modules for Thai & Lao

The previous discussion has some good advice.

The CPAN guideline saying Unicode:: is off-limits applies to CPAN, but if you think your module belongs in CORE then you should email the perl5-porters first and find out.

So the steps are:

1) look at the existing Unicode:: modules in CORE and decide if your m +odule belongs in CORE (ask p5p if necessary) 2) if not, pick a namespace and name 3) decide how to generate the CPAN boilerplate files (I use makemaker) + there is a non-trivial amount of work to make a nice CPAN module these days! 4) add some tests 5) try your distro on different machines and when you're happy request + a CPAN account and upload it. 6) wait for CPAN testers to score it and fix it 7) bask in the glory of being a CPAN contributor, along with the other + 10,000 members! :)

Later, James.