in reply to How To Identify or List Core Modules

Thank you both. :-)

Update:

I suppose the question I should have also asked is: How should I have been able to answer that question for myself? I've never taken a formal class on Perl. Was shown enough to get started, asked a few stupid questions, got the hang of it, started programming Perl less like a Cprogrammer over time, and suddenly more than a decade zipped by. :-)

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Re^2: How To Identify or List Core Modules
by 1nickt (Canon) on Jun 23, 2015 at 13:46 UTC

    At the risk of seeming churlish, may I ask if you tried a search of any kind? UPDATE: I see that you did try searching. In my experience the more natural you can make your query, the more relevant the results. For example, I tried this on Google:

    Which are the core Perl modules?

    About 866,000 results (0.29 seconds) 
    Search Results
      Core modules (A) - perldoc.perl.org
        perldoc.perl.org/index-modules-A.html
          Perl Documentation for modules that form part of the standard distribution of perl.
    
    Core modules (C) - perldoc.perl.org
      perldoc.perl.org/index-modules-C.html
        Perl Core modules (C) ... CPAN - query, download and build perl modules from CPAN sites; CPAN::Debug - internal debugging for CPAN.pm; CPAN::Distroprefs ...
    
    Core modules (H) - perldoc.perl.org
      perldoc.perl.org/index-modules-H.html
        Perl Core modules (H). Perl 5 version 20.1 documentation. Go to top ... perldoc.perl.org - Official documentation for the Perl programming language. 
    
    Core modules (T) - perldoc.perl.org
      perldoc.perl.org/5.8.9/index-modules-T.html
        Perl Home > Core modules (T) ... screen output using ANSI escape sequences; Term::Cap - Perl termcap interface; Term::Complete - Perl word completion module ...
    
    How can I tell if a Perl module is core or part of the standard ...
      stackoverflow.com/.../how-can-i-tell-if-a-perl-module-is-core-or-part-of-...
        Jan 12, 2010 - For the really lazy, there's the Core Modules list on the perldoc.perl.org website. From coomand-line: Let's say that you want to know whether module Tie::Hash is installed. To find out, execute the following from the command line:
    
    Which core modules did Perl 5.x have? - Perl Monks
      www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=670914
        PerlMonks
        Feb 28, 2008 - 5 posts - ‎3 authors
        is there someplace a comprehensive list of core modules shipped with Perl, grouped by the version? I have to remain compatible with 5.6.0 in ... 
    
    Module::CoreList - search.cpan.org
      search.cpan.org/perldoc?Module%3A%3ACoreList
      CPAN Module::CoreList - what modules shipped with versions of perl ... Module::CoreList provides information on which core and dual-life modules shipped with each ...
    
    etc...
    
    

      Please note that the 'core modules' sections of http://perldoc.perl.org are out of date. For example there's no J section yet JSON::PP has been core for some time:

      corelist JSON::PP Data for 2014-05-27 JSON::PP was first released with perl v5.13.9

      I've raised the issue in the past, but will do so again now.

        I've raised the issue in the past, but will do so again now.
        How does one go about raising an issue with http://perldoc.perl.org these days? I remembered a direct link from that site to some type of issue tracker, but I no longer see that link. Is it somewhere on the perl5-porters link now?
Re^2: How To Identify or List Core Modules
by karlgoethebier (Abbot) on Jun 23, 2015 at 17:31 UTC
    "...answer that question for myself?"

    Perhaps like this?

    " I've never taken a formal class on Perl."

    Never mind. Perhaps this spared you another painful experience (i'm a bit unsure "ob man dass so sagt").

    I saw some assignments from such a "formal class on Perl". Holy crap! Weird constructs and inquisitorial questions without any practical orientation.

    I doubt very much that you would have learned anything about corelist in such "a formal class".

    Best regards, Karl

    «The Crux of the Biscuit is the Apostrophe»

      That's two of you now who have leaned on Google rather than Super Search.

      I'll take that as a cluebat. :-)

        "... leaned on Google rather than Super Search"

        What should i say? At least i know now what cluebat means - less or more.

        Best regards, Karl

        «The Crux of the Biscuit is the Apostrophe»

        So you can teach an old dog new tricks?