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perl-lwp - perl-lwp contains the LWP (Library for WWW access in Perl) modules as well as their
dependencies. Note that Bundle::libnet (perl-libnet below) is required for optimal performance.
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perl-mysql - perl-mysql contains the DBD::mysql database driver for Perl's DBI module (which must
be installed separately, using vcpan).
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perl-pg - perl-pg contains Pg and DBD::Pg, two Perl5 modules built to access
PostgreSQL databases. DBD::Pg is for use with Perl's DBI module (which you
must install separately) while Pg is for standalone access to Postgres.
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perl-msql (FreeBSD only) - perl-msql includes all the necessary Perl libraries to talk to an
mSQL database via Perl's DBI module (which must be installed separately, using
vcpan).
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perl-dbd_oracle (Solaris only) - perl-dbd_oracle includes all the necessary Perl libraries to talk
to an Oracle database.
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perl-libnet - This is a collection of Perl5 modules which provides a simple and consistent programming
interface (API) to the client side of various protocols used in the internet community.
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perl-gd - This is an autoloadable interface module for libgd, a popular library for creating and
manipulating PNG files. With this library you can create PNG images on the fly or modify existing files.
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perl-xml_parser - XML::Parser is an XML parser written in Perl. (It makes use of Expat, so Expat must be
installed on your server if you're going to use XML::Parser. Use vinstall expat.)
