cpan-upload
				   v1.9

This is a script for uploading a distribution to CPAN (using PAUSE,
the Perl Authors Upload SErver). For example, to upload this version
I will just run:

	% cpan-upload -verbose cpan-upload-1.06.tar.gz

The upload happens in two steps:

     *	first we ftp the file to the upload ftp site
     *	we POST a message to the PAUSE web site

Before using the script you must register with PAUSE to get a username
and password. See the following for more details:

	http://www.cpan.org/modules/04pause.html

To install this script, you should just have to run the following:

	% perl Makefile.PL
	% make install

The script is fully documented using pod. Once installed you should get
a man page. It also supports two informational switches:

	-help	display a short help message describing command-line options
	-doc	display the complete pod documentation for cpan-upload

The script requires several modules from CPAN. You can get the latest
version via the CPAN multiplexor at http://www.perl.com/CPAN/

	What		Where

	AppConfig::Std	$CPAN/authors/id/NEILB/AppConfig-Std-<version>.tar.gz
	AppConfig	$CPAN/authors/id/ABW/
	Pod::Usage	In the PodParser distribition
	Net::FTP	in the libnet distribution
	LWP		http://www.perl.com/CPAN/modules/by-module/LWP/

I'd be happy to hear of any suggestions for improving this script.

Neil Bowers <neilb@cre.canon.co.uk>
Canon Research Centre Europe
http://www.cre.canon.co.uk/
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