README for pod2docbook -- Version 0.01 -- 14th October 1998 =========================================================== About ----- The pod2docbook convertor is designed to turn POD, or Plain Old Documentation, format documentation into SGML formatted for the DocBook DTD. This DTD is used by O'Reilly & Associates and has been developed by them in conjunction with the Davenport Group. POD Tag Support --------------- All POD tags are supported, with the exception of L<> which produces italicized text. Installation ------------ To install this module, simply type: perl Makefile.PL make make install A short POD document has been provided for you to test the program with and is located in the pod sub-directory. Documentation ------------- Documentation for the pod2docbook program and the Pod::DocBook module will be installed and can be read using the perldoc program. For example, perldoc pod2docbook perldoc Pod::DocBook Authors ------- Copyright (c)1998 Alligator Descartes Portions Copyright (c)Tom Christiansen License ------- This software is covered by the Artistic License.