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102 | print <<EOF; |
102 | print <<EOF; |
103 | <li><a href='http://git.ta-sa.org/?p=$name.git;a=summary'>Browse GIT repository '$name'</a></li> |
103 | <li><a href='http://git.ta-sa.org/?p=$name.git;a=summary'>Browse GIT repository '$name'</a></li> |
104 | <li>Read-only GIT checkout:<br /> |
104 | <li>Read-only GIT checkout:<br /> |
105 | <tt> git-clone http://git.ta-sa.org/$name.git</tt> |
105 | <tt> git-clone http://git.ta-sa.org/$name.git</tt> |
106 | </li> |
106 | </li> |
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107 | <li>(EXPERIMENTAL) contributor CVS access (command requires CVS versions (>= 1.12.11)):<br /> |
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108 | <tt>cvs -d ":ext;CVS_SERVER=git-cvsserver:USER\@ruth.plan9.de/gitroot/$name.git" co -d $name master</tt> |
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109 | </li> |
107 | EOF |
110 | EOF |
108 | } else { |
111 | } else { |
109 | my $modules = $name; |
112 | my $modules = $name; |
110 | $modules = "$1" if grep /modules\((.*)\)/, @args; |
113 | $modules = "$1" if grep /modules\((.*)\)/, @args; |
111 | |
114 | |
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114 | <li>Anonymous CVS checkout:<br /> |
117 | <li>Anonymous CVS checkout:<br /> |
115 | <tt> cvs -z3 -d :pserver:anonymous\@cvs.schmorp.de/schmorpforge co $modules</tt><p /> |
118 | <tt> cvs -z3 -d :pserver:anonymous\@cvs.schmorp.de/schmorpforge co $modules</tt><p /> |
116 | |
119 | |
117 | <small> |
120 | <small> |
118 | |
121 | |
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122 | <!-- |
119 | <p>The warning |
123 | <p>The warning |
120 | <b>cvs checkout: warning: cannot write to history file /schmorpforge/CVSROOT/history: Permission denied</b> |
124 | <b>cvs checkout: warning: cannot write to history file /schmorpforge/CVSROOT/history: Permission denied</b> |
121 | is expected and harmless, just ignore it. It simply means you have no write access to the repository. |
125 | is expected and harmless, just ignore it. It simply means you have no write access to the repository. |
122 | </p> |
126 | </p> |
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127 | --> |
123 | |
128 | |
124 | <p>The CVS server moved again on 2008-02-21, you can use the following |
129 | <p>The CVS server moved again on 2008-02-21, you can use the following |
125 | (untested) snippet to update your CVS checkout. Run it in the top level |
130 | (untested) snippet to update your CVS checkout. Run it in the top level |
126 | checked out directory:</ br> |
131 | checked out directory:</ br> |
127 | |
132 | |
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269 | libptytty is an offspring of rxvt-unicode that handles pty/tty/utmp/wtmp/lastlog handling |
274 | libptytty is an offspring of rxvt-unicode that handles pty/tty/utmp/wtmp/lastlog handling |
270 | in mostly OS-independent ways, so it's less of a hassle for you :) |
275 | in mostly OS-independent ways, so it's less of a hassle for you :) |
271 | |
276 | |
272 | Mailing list and contacts are the same as for rxvt-unicode, above. |
277 | Mailing list and contacts are the same as for rxvt-unicode, above. |
273 | |
278 | |
274 | gtkbfc cvs-co(README) |
279 | gtkbfc cvs-pod(README) |
275 | Gtk+ bash file chooser replacement. |
280 | Gtk+ bash file chooser replacement. |
276 | |
281 | |
277 | <b>gtkbfc</b> is a hack that replaces the dreaded, slow and hard-to-use GTK+ |
282 | <b>gtkbfc</b> is a hack that replaces the dreaded, slow and hard-to-use GTK+ |
278 | file chooser by a rxvt-unicode window with a little script that lets you use |
283 | file chooser by a rxvt-unicode window with a little script that lets you use |
279 | readline tab-completion to enter filenames. |
284 | readline tab-completion to enter filenames. |
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314 | It could be used to write Knuddels clients, bots and even servers |
319 | It could be used to write Knuddels clients, bots and even servers |
315 | (although the latter doesn't make much sense, the protocol is rather |
320 | (although the latter doesn't make much sense, the protocol is rather |
316 | ugly. If you want to implement your own group communication server, use |
321 | ugly. If you want to implement your own group communication server, use |
317 | IRC instead). |
322 | IRC instead). |
318 | |
323 | |
319 | Net-IRC3 cpan-elmex cvs-pod(lib/Net/IRC3.pm,) cvs-co(Changes) cvs-co(samples/netirc3cl) cvs-co(samples/netirc3) |
324 | AnyEvent-IRC cpan-elmex git-pod(lib/AnyEvent/IRC.pm,) git-co(Changes) git-co(samples/anyeventirccl) git-co(samples/anyeventirc) |
320 | This module provides an alternative to the Net-IRC and Net-IRC2 |
325 | This module provides an alternative to the Net-IRC and Net-IRC2 |
321 | modules. Its design rationale is offfering a 100% non-blocking |
326 | modules. Its design rationale is offering a 100% non-blocking |
322 | callback-based interface, RFC-compliant parsing and a lightweight |
327 | callback-based interface, RFC-compliant parsing and a lightweight |
323 | approach to modularity and reusability. |
328 | approach to modularity and reusability. |
324 | |
329 | |
325 | Net-IRC-Server cvs-pod(Net/IRC/Server.pm,) |
330 | Net-IRC-Server cvs-pod(Net/IRC/Server.pm,) |
326 | This module provides a simple API for handling the IRC Protocol |
331 | This module provides a simple API for handling the IRC Protocol |
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384 | Perl module family for the <a href="http://www.deliantra.net/">Deliantra</a> game. |
389 | Perl module family for the <a href="http://www.deliantra.net/">Deliantra</a> game. |
385 | |
390 | |
386 | They can be used to read/write/cache archetypes, image packs and map files. |
391 | They can be used to read/write/cache archetypes, image packs and map files. |
387 | Follow the link to <a href="http://www.deliantra.net/">Deliantra</a> for background info. |
392 | Follow the link to <a href="http://www.deliantra.net/">Deliantra</a> for background info. |
388 | |
393 | |
389 | deliantra/gcrossedit cvs-pod(bin/gde,) |
394 | deliantra/gde cvs-pod(bin/gde,) |
390 | The <a href="http://www.deliantra.net/">Deliantra</a> editor, written in Perl + Gtk2. |
395 | The <a href="http://www.deliantra.net/">Deliantra</a> editor, written in Perl + Gtk2. |
391 | |
396 | |
392 | The editor for the game Deliantra, written in Perl. |
397 | The editor for the game Deliantra, written in Perl. |
393 | Follow the link to <a href="http://www.deliantra.net/">Deliantra</a> for background info. |
398 | Follow the link to <a href="http://www.deliantra.net/">Deliantra</a> for background info. |
394 | |
399 | |
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412 | As the name implies, using this module makes your perl program run |
417 | As the name implies, using this module makes your perl program run |
413 | faster. Actually, much slower initially, as it compiles every function |
418 | faster. Actually, much slower initially, as it compiles every function |
414 | to C and later to a shared object, but then you can expect a performance |
419 | to C and later to a shared object, but then you can expect a performance |
415 | increase by 10-50%, depending on what your program does. |
420 | increase by 10-50%, depending on what your program does. |
416 | |
421 | |
417 | liblzf cvs-co(README) cvs-co(lzf.h) |
422 | liblzf cvs-co(README) cvs-co(lzf.h) dist |
418 | LibLZF is a very small data compression library. |
423 | LibLZF is a very small data compression library. |
419 | |
424 | |
420 | It consists of only two .c and two .h files and is very easy to |
425 | It consists of only two .c and two .h files and is very easy to |
421 | incorporate into your own programs. The compression algorithm is very, |
426 | incorporate into your own programs. The compression algorithm is very, |
422 | very fast, yet still written in portable C. More info and the latest |
427 | very fast, yet still written in portable C. More info and the latest |
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438 | See <a href="http://www.goof.com/pcg/marc/lmainit.html">its homepage</a> for more info. |
443 | See <a href="http://www.goof.com/pcg/marc/lmainit.html">its homepage</a> for more info. |
439 | |
444 | |
440 | Algorithm-FEC cpan cvs-pod(FEC.pm,) cvs-co(README.fec) cvs-co(Changes) |
445 | Algorithm-FEC cpan cvs-pod(FEC.pm,) cvs-co(README.fec) cvs-co(Changes) |
441 | Perl module implementing forward error correction using Vandermonde matrices |
446 | Perl module implementing forward error correction using Vandermonde matrices |
442 | |
447 | |
443 | AnyEvent cpan cvs-pod(lib/AnyEvent.pm,) cvs-co(Changes) cvs-pod(lib/AnyEvent/Util.pm,AnyEvent::Util) cvs-pod(lib/AnyEvent/Handle.pm,AnyEvent::Handle) cvs-pod(lib/AnyEvent/Socket.pm,AnyEvent::Socket) cvs-pod(lib/AnyEvent/DNS.pm,AnyEvent::DNS) cvs-pod(lib/AnyEvent/Impl/EV.pm,AnyEvent::Impl::EV) cvs-pod(lib/AnyEvent/Impl/Event.pm,AnyEvent::Impl::Event) cvs-pod(lib/AnyEvent/Impl/Glib.pm,AnyEvent::Impl::Glib) cvs-pod(lib/AnyEvent/Impl/Tk.pm,AnyEvent::Impl::Tk) cvs-pod(lib/AnyEvent/Impl/Perl.pm,AnyEvent::Impl::Perl) cvs-pod(lib/AnyEvent/Impl/Qt.pm,AnyEvent::Impl::Qt) cvs-pod(lib/AnyEvent/Impl/EventLib.pm,AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib) cvs-pod(lib/AnyEvent/Impl/POE.pm,AnyEvent::Impl::POE) |
448 | AnyEvent cpan cvs-pod(lib/AnyEvent.pm,) cvs-pod(lib/AnyEvent/Intro.pod,Introduction/Tutorial) cvs-co(Changes) cvs-pod(lib/AnyEvent/Util.pm,AnyEvent::Util) cvs-pod(lib/AnyEvent/Handle.pm,AnyEvent::Handle) cvs-pod(lib/AnyEvent/Socket.pm,AnyEvent::Socket) cvs-pod(lib/AnyEvent/DNS.pm,AnyEvent::DNS) cvs-pod(lib/AnyEvent/Impl/EV.pm,AnyEvent::Impl::EV) cvs-pod(lib/AnyEvent/Impl/Event.pm,AnyEvent::Impl::Event) cvs-pod(lib/AnyEvent/Impl/Glib.pm,AnyEvent::Impl::Glib) cvs-pod(lib/AnyEvent/Impl/Tk.pm,AnyEvent::Impl::Tk) cvs-pod(lib/AnyEvent/Impl/Perl.pm,AnyEvent::Impl::Perl) cvs-pod(lib/AnyEvent/Impl/Qt.pm,AnyEvent::Impl::Qt) cvs-pod(lib/AnyEvent/Impl/EventLib.pm,AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib) cvs-pod(lib/AnyEvent/Impl/POE.pm,AnyEvent::Impl::POE) |
444 | This module offers a simple API for I/O, timer, signal, child process |
449 | This module offers a simple API for I/O, timer, signal, child process |
445 | and completion events, independent of a specific event loop. |
450 | and completion events, independent of a specific event loop. |
446 | |
451 | |
447 | This module allows module authors to use those events internally without |
452 | <p>This module allows module authors to use those events internally without |
448 | forcing users of the module to use a specific event loop, without adding |
453 | forcing users of the module to use a specific event loop, without adding |
449 | noticable overhead. Currently supported event loops are EV, Event, |
454 | noticable overhead. Currently supported event loops are EV, Event, |
450 | Glib/Gtk2, Tk, Qt, Event::Lib and POE (and thus also WxWidgets and |
455 | Glib/Gtk2, Tk, Qt, Event::Lib and POE (and thus also WxWidgets and |
451 | Prima). It contains a very fast (see benchmarks in the main manual page) |
456 | Prima). It contains a very fast (see benchmarks in the main manual page) |
452 | Pure Perl event loop and doesn't rely on XS, which ensures that your |
457 | Pure Perl event loop and doesn't rely on XS, which ensures that your |
453 | program will always run even when no C-based event loop is available. |
458 | program will always run even when no C-based event loop is available.</p> |
454 | |
459 | |
455 | In addition to the event core (which might be all you need), AnyEvent |
460 | <p>In addition to the event core (which might be all you need), AnyEvent |
456 | comes with an optional, fully asynchronous, pure-perl DNS resolver |
461 | comes with an optional, fully asynchronous, pure-perl DNS resolver |
457 | library supporting UDP, TCP and EDNS0, with many utility functions to |
462 | library supporting UDP, TCP and EDNS0, with many utility functions to |
458 | "just resolve" stuff without having to instantiate even a resolver object |
463 | "just resolve" stuff without having to instantiate even a resolver object |
459 | (and including an equivalent of C<getaddrinfo>). |
464 | (and including an equivalent of C<getaddrinfo>).</p> |
460 | |
465 | |
461 | The AnyEvent::Socket offers utility functions to make handling TCP |
466 | <p>The AnyEvent::Socket offers utility functions to make handling TCP |
462 | connections (100% non-blocking, including DNS resolution, with both IPv4 |
467 | connections (100% non-blocking, including DNS resolution, with both IPv4 |
463 | and IPv6) and addresses as easy as possible, to the point of making IPv6 |
468 | and IPv6) and addresses as easy as possible, to the point of making IPv6 |
464 | completely transparent. |
469 | completely transparent.</p> |
465 | |
470 | |
466 | Lastly, AnyEvent::Handle offers a powerful framework for asynchronous and |
471 | <p>Lastly, AnyEvent::Handle offers a powerful framework for asynchronous and |
467 | buffered protocol handling. You can push multiple read event handlers |
472 | buffered protocol handling. You can push multiple read event handlers |
468 | to parse your protocol and start TLS/SSL negotiation transparently (and |
473 | to parse your protocol and start TLS/SSL negotiation transparently (and |
469 | fully non-blocking) at any time, in both server and client mode. |
474 | fully non-blocking) at any time, in both server and client mode.</p> |
470 | |
475 | |
471 | AnyEvent-FastPing cpan cvs-pod(FastPing.pm,) |
476 | AnyEvent-FastPing cpan cvs-pod(FastPing.pm,) |
472 | This module implements a very fast and relatively flexible |
477 | This module implements a very fast and relatively flexible |
473 | ping (ping as in icmp echo request). |
478 | ping (ping as in icmp echo request). |
474 | |
479 | |
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478 | pings per second. Target specification is done by specifying one or |
483 | pings per second. Target specification is done by specifying one or |
479 | more address ranges, to which pings will be distributed according to a |
484 | more address ranges, to which pings will be distributed according to a |
480 | least-load principle. |
485 | least-load principle. |
481 | |
486 | |
482 | A command line utility (<tt>fastping</tt>) is included. |
487 | A command line utility (<tt>fastping</tt>) is included. |
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488 | |
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489 | AnyEvent-HTTP cpan cvs-pod(HTTP.pm,) cvs-co(Changes) |
|
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490 | A simple and plain event based http and https client. |
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491 | |
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|
492 | This module implements a simple, stateless and non-blocking HTTP |
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493 | client. It supports GET, POST and other request methods, cookies and more, |
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494 | all on a very low level. It can follow redirects supports proxies and |
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|
495 | automatically limits the number of connections to the values specified in |
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496 | the RFC. |
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497 | |
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498 | It should generally be a "good client" that is enough for most HTTP |
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499 | tasks. Simple tasks should be simple, but complex tasks should still be |
|
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500 | possible as the user retains control over request and response headers. |
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|
501 | |
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|
502 | The caller is responsible for authentication management, cookies (if |
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503 | the simplistic implementation in this module doesn't suffice), referer |
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|
504 | and other high-level protocol details for which this module offers only |
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|
505 | limited support. |
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|
506 | |
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507 | AnyEvent-DBI cpan cvs-pod(DBI.pm,) cvs-co(Changes) |
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|
508 | A relatively simple wrapper around DBI to make asynchronous |
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|
509 | SQL requests. |
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|
510 | |
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|
511 | This module implements asynchronous DBI access my forking or executing |
|
|
512 | separate "DBI-Server" processes and sending them requests. |
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513 | |
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514 | It means that you can run DBI requests in parallel to other tasks. |
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515 | |
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516 | AnyEvent-HTTPD cpan-elmex git-pod(lib/AnyEvent/HTTPD.pm,) git-co(Changes) |
|
|
517 | A simple and plain event based http web application server Perl module. |
|
|
518 | |
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|
519 | This is a very basic HTTP server that allows the user/programmer to install |
|
|
520 | hooks for URL paths to generate the output. It uses AnyEvent to be easily |
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|
521 | embeddable into other applications. The main objective was to make it |
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|
522 | easier to make simple HTTP frontends in Perl for Perl programs and Perl modules. |
|
|
523 | |
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524 | AnyEvent-IGS cpan-elmex git-pod(lib/AnyEvent/IGS.pm,) git-co(Changes) |
|
|
525 | A Perl module that interfaces to the International Go Server. |
|
|
526 | |
|
|
527 | This module is an Anyevent-based interface to the International Go Server |
|
|
528 | protocol. |
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|
529 | |
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530 | AnyEvent-EditText cpan-elmex git-pod(lib/AnyEvent/EditText.pm,) git-co(Changes) |
|
|
531 | A Perl module which allows editing any text via an editor in a seperate process. |
|
|
532 | |
|
|
533 | A utility Perl module that will start a terminal/editor for you and will |
|
|
534 | wait non-blocking for you to finish editing that file. Very useful to embed |
|
|
535 | content edititing in event based programs that have a AnyEvent compatible |
|
|
536 | event loop. |
483 | |
537 | |
484 | Audio-Play-MPG123 cpan cvs-pod(MPG123.pm,) cvs-co(Changes) |
538 | Audio-Play-MPG123 cpan cvs-pod(MPG123.pm,) cvs-co(Changes) |
485 | A Perl module implementing an interface to mpg123. |
539 | A Perl module implementing an interface to mpg123. |
486 | |
540 | |
487 | Compress-LZV1 cpan cvs-pod(LZV1.pm,) cvs-co(Changes) |
541 | Compress-LZV1 cpan cvs-pod(LZV1.pm,) cvs-co(Changes) |
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645 | JSON encoders available for Perl, it supports a variety of format options, |
699 | JSON encoders available for Perl, it supports a variety of format options, |
646 | such as single-line, ASCII-only or pretty-printed and can be tuned for |
700 | such as single-line, ASCII-only or pretty-printed and can be tuned for |
647 | speed or memory usage. It comes with a wealth of documentation describing |
701 | speed or memory usage. It comes with a wealth of documentation describing |
648 | usage and implementation details. |
702 | usage and implementation details. |
649 | |
703 | |
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704 | Games-Go-SimpleBoard cpan cvs-pod(SimpleBoard.pm,) cvs-co(Changes) |
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|
705 | A Perl module representing a go board. |
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706 | |
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707 | This Perl module represents a Go game. It can check for valid moves, |
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708 | capture stones, stores move history and can represent a variety of |
|
|
709 | additional annotations (circles, labels, grayed-out stones etc.). |
|
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710 | |
|
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711 | Gtk2-GoBoard cpan cvs-pod(GoBoard.pm,) cvs-co(Changes) |
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|
712 | A Perl module implementing a go board widget. |
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713 | |
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|
714 | This Perl module implements a beautiful go board (see <a |
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|
715 | href="http://data.plan9.de/kgsuemel.jpg">example</a>), implemented as a |
|
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716 | Gtk2 widget. |
|
|
717 | |
650 | Linux-AIO cpan cvs-pod(AIO.pm,) cvs-co(Changes) |
718 | Linux-AIO cpan cvs-pod(AIO.pm,) cvs-co(Changes) |
651 | A Perl module that implements asynchronous I/O using <tt>clone</tt> |
719 | A Perl module that implements asynchronous I/O using <tt>clone</tt> |
652 | on Linux. Apart from AIO reading and writing, this module also allows |
720 | on Linux. Apart from AIO reading and writing, this module also allows |
653 | asynchronous <tt>stat</tt>, <tt>open</tt> and <tt>close</tt> (and more) |
721 | asynchronous <tt>stat</tt>, <tt>open</tt> and <tt>close</tt> (and more) |
654 | calls, which often are a substantial problem. See also its (newer) brother |
722 | calls, which often are a substantial problem. See also its (newer) brother |
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731 | |
799 | |
732 | dhcpping cvs-pod(dhcping.pod,) |
800 | dhcpping cvs-pod(dhcping.pod,) |
733 | A version of dhcpping enhanced by <a href="mailto:marco@nethype.de">Marco Maisenhelder</a> |
801 | A version of dhcpping enhanced by <a href="mailto:marco@nethype.de">Marco Maisenhelder</a> |
734 | to support passing dhcp options. Intended to test dhcp server implementations. |
802 | to support passing dhcp options. Intended to test dhcp server implementations. |
735 | |
803 | |
736 | AnyEvent-HTTPD cpan-elmex git-pod(lib/AnyEvent/HTTPD.pm,) git-co(Changes) |
|
|
737 | A simple and plain event based http web application server Perl module. |
|
|
738 | |
|
|
739 | This is a very basic HTTP server that allows the user/programmer to install |
|
|
740 | hooks for URL paths to generate the output. It uses AnyEvent to be easily |
|
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741 | embeddable into other applications. The main objective was to make it |
|
|
742 | easier to make simple HTTP frontends in Perl for Perl programs and Perl modules. |
|
|
743 | |
|
|
744 | Object-Event cpan-elmex git-pod(lib/Object/Event.pm,) git-co(Changes) |
804 | Object-Event cpan-elmex git-pod(lib/Object/Event.pm,) git-co(Changes) |
745 | A simple event callback API for Perl. |
805 | A simple event callback API for Perl. |
746 | |
806 | |
747 | This is just a very simple event callback registration and call API |
807 | This is just a very simple event callback registration and call API |
748 | which new Perl classes can inherit. It's mainly used by Net::XMPP2. |
808 | which new Perl classes can inherit. It's mainly used by AnyEvent::XMPP. |
749 | |
809 | |
750 | AnyEvent-EditText cpan-elmex git-pod(lib/AnyEvent/EditText.pm,) git-co(Changes) |
810 | psycpp git |
751 | A Perl module which allows editing any text via an editor in a seperate process. |
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|
752 | |
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|
753 | A utility Perl module that will start a terminal/editor for you and will |
|
|
754 | wait non-blocking for you to finish editing that file. Very useful to embed |
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|
755 | content edititing in event based programs that have a AnyEvent compatible |
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756 | event loop. |
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757 | |
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758 | psycpp |
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759 | A project that was aimed to implement a PSYC server in C++. |
811 | A project that was aimed to implement a PSYC server in C++. |
760 | |
812 | |
761 | This is a mostly abandoned project at the moment, however, the repository |
813 | This is a mostly abandoned project at the moment, however, the repository |
762 | contains interesting C++ code that might be useful to someone, especially |
814 | contains interesting C++ code that might be useful to someone, especially |
763 | the C++ JSON implementation might be of interest. The project is mostly |
815 | the C++ JSON implementation might be of interest. The project is mostly |
764 | dead at the moment though... |
816 | dead at the moment though... |
765 | |
817 | |
766 | gtm git-co(README) |
818 | GT.M git-co(README) |
767 | GT.M Database |
819 | GT.M Database |
768 | |
820 | |
769 | <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/fis-gtm/">GT.M</a> |
821 | <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/fis-gtm/">GT.M</a> |
770 | is a a vetted, industrial strength, transaction |
822 | is a a vetted, industrial strength, transaction |
771 | processing application platform consisting of a |
823 | processing application platform consisting of a |
772 | database engine optimized for high TP throughput and |
824 | database engine optimized for high TP throughput and |
773 | a compiler for the M (aka MUMPS) programming language. |
825 | a compiler for the M (aka MUMPS) programming language. |
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826 | |
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827 | fcrackzip cvs-co(fcrackzip.html) |
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828 | <b>fcrackzip</b> is a zip password cracker, similar to fzc, zipcrack and others. |
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|
829 | |
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830 | <h3>Why, the hell, another zip cracker?</h3> |
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831 | |
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832 | Naturally, programs are born out of an actual need. The situation with |
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833 | fcrackzip was no different... I'm not using zip very much, but recently |
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834 | I needed a password cracker. "Sure", I thought, "there are hundreds of |
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|
835 | them out there, I'll just gonna get one!". This wasn't so easy, in fact, |
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836 | none of the zipcrackers I found were able to find the passwords, either |
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837 | they didn't accept more than one zipfile, were awfully slow, or didn't do |
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838 | brute force attacks (which I needed). The worst thing was: no source!. |
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839 | |
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840 | <h3>Why is <i>no source</i> such a bad thing?</h3> |
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841 | |
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842 | [insert big chapter about the free software spirit here ;)], anyway |
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843 | people will never learn... You will find reasons why it's much better to |
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844 | provide source to your programs here, at opensource.org, and here, at the |
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845 | Free Software Foundation. Now, what are the features of fcrackzip? |
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846 | |
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847 | <ul><li> |
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848 | <p>FREE</p> |
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849 | |
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850 | <p>It doesn't cost anything, it will run on many architectures, and |
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851 | the source is freely available, so you can customise it to your |
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852 | needs. If you make improvements, don't hesitate to mail them to me, |
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853 | and I will include them in fcrackzip!</p> |
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854 | |
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855 | <p>One goal of fcrackzip was to provide a free but still fast |
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856 | zipcracker, so that other people can improve and contribute it |
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857 | further, in an open developement style.</p> |
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858 | |
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859 | <p>Other programs, like fzc, come not only without source, but the |
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860 | executable is even encrypted, so improving it or customizing it is |
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861 | difficult at best. (Maybe the programmers of other crackers don't |
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862 | want that people see how crappy their code actually is? Nobody |
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863 | knows for sure, but I see no other reason for this strange, but |
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864 | common, behaviour)</p> |
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865 | |
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866 | </li><li> |
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867 | <p>FAST</p> |
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868 | |
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869 | <p>On my old machine (a pentium-90), the portable C version is 12% |
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870 | slower than fzc, the fastest cracker I could find. Small parts of |
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871 | fcrackzip have been converted to x86 assembly, so it performs a bit |
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872 | faster (around 4%) than fzc now, on the same hardware (note: this |
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873 | is highly os/compiler dependent). Since the author of fzc claims |
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874 | that it is written fully in assembler, further improvements might |
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875 | well be possible. Incidently, on my new P-II machine, fcrackzip is |
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876 | almost twice as fast as fzc ;)</p> |
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877 | |
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878 | </li><li> |
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879 | <p>PORTABLE</p> |
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880 | |
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881 | <p>fcrackzip was written in ISO-C, and should run on most platforms, |
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882 | even 64 bit ones (maybe after some tweaking). I'll be glad to hear |
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883 | about portability problems so I can fix them.</p> |
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884 | |
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885 | </li><li> |
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886 | <p>FEATUREFUL</p> |
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887 | |
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888 | <p>fcrackzip will, at some later stage at least, support many more |
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889 | useful operation modes than other crackers. It already supports |
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890 | multiple zip files with multiple files. Remember that the code is |
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891 | only a few hours old!</p> |
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892 | |
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893 | <p>However, since version 0.2.0 fcrackzip also includes a mode to |
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894 | brute force cpmask'ed images, something no other program (that I |
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895 | know of) can do, so at least there is one feature other crackers |
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896 | don't have.</p> |
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897 | |
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898 | <p>And you can always implement your own modes.</p> |
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899 | |
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900 | </li></ul> |
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901 | |
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902 | <h3>Caveat, Imperator!</h3> |
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903 | |
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904 | <p>Naturally, there are also some drawbacks. At the moment, fcrackzip |
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905 | is a bit slower than necessary, and lacks some important (or nice) |
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906 | features, like automatic unzip-testing and others. On the other hand, |
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907 | fcrackzip-0.0.1 was hacked together in under ten hours, and you can |
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908 | always modify the source (and send me patches!!!) (I hope I've made it |
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909 | clear now ;)</p> |