File/MergeSort version 1.14 =========================== POINTS TO NOTE As of version 1.06, sorts are now performed lexicographically, so File::MergeSort can now merge files with non-numeric merge keys. As of version 1.10 IO::Zlib is no longer a prerequisite. If IO::Zlib is installed, File::MergeSort will use it to handle compressed input files. If IO::Zlib is not installed and compressed files are specified as input files, File::MergeSort will raise an exception. If you do not need to process compressed files, there is no longer any need install IO::Zlib to use File::MergeSort. INSTALLATION To install this module type the following: perl Makefile.PL make make test make install DEPENDENCIES This module requires these other modules and libraries: IO::File Test::More (for running tests during 'make test') OPTIONAL MODULES: These modules will be utilised if installed, but are not essential: IO::Zlib (for handling compressed files, as discussed above) Test::Pod::Coverage (for running additional tests during 'make test') COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE Copyright (c) 2003-2006 various authors. This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. AUTHORS Original Author: Christopher Brown Maintainer: Barrie Bremner http://barriebremner.com/ Contributors: Laura Cooney.