I have just released the 1st version of Pod::HtmlEasy.

After try and test different POD 2 HTML converters, and saw all the dependencies and complicated interfaces I decided to make one that fill this requisites:

  • A POD2HTML that enables "on the flight" convertions (without need the creation of new files), just a OO call.
  • A module without dependencies, unless they are standart modules.
  • A POD converter that handlers right links (L<>), URI (http://wwwfoo.com , foo@foo.com) and HTML entities, without mess with the interaction of them.

    My first script to convert POD 2 HTML used Pod::POM, but just to use it I needed to apply some patch, and now, when I have upgraded to the new version of Pod::POM my script it's very broken.

    I have made this script for POD-Browser (POD-Browser 0.01 released.), where you can view POD files in the IE browser, soo you can browse through your .pm|.pod files and see directly the HTML version.

    But now I decided to write one and to not be dependent of a lot of modules, and from a module that IMHO is not stable.

    I know that already have a lot of modules to handle POD, but for a simple and easy way to build HTML I think that not, at least one that I like.

    The default style for the HTML generated by Pod::HtmlEasy are very similar to the CPAN style for the modules pages, and is very simple to personalize it.

    Well, I will ask to the monks try/test it. Get it at:
    http://cpan.org/authors/id/G/GM/GMPASSOS/Pod-HtmlEasy-0.01.tar.gz

    In reply to New module Pod::HTmlEasy/0.01 by gmpassos

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