On Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 06:43:21PM -0500, James E Keenan wrote:
> On 01/07/2018 10:50 PM, James E Keenan wrote:
> > Hello ports@,
> >
> > Here is a new port, for Perl extension Text-CSV-Hashify (version 0.08).
> >
> > From DESCR:
> >
> > The Comma-Separated-Value ('CSV') format is the most common way to store
> > spreadsheets or the output of relational database queries in plain-text
> > format. However, since commas (or other designated field-separator
> > characters) may be embedded within data entries, the parsing of
> > delimited records is non-trivial. Fortunately, in Perl this parsing is
> > well handled by CPAN distribution Text::CSV. This permits us to address
> > more specific data manipulation problems by building modules on top of
> > Text::CSV.
> >
> > Text::CSV::Hashify is designed for the case where you simply want to
> > turn a CSV file into a Perl hash. In particular, it is designed for the
> > case where (a) the CSV file's first record is a list of fields in the
> > ancestral database table and (b) one field (column) functions as a
> > primary key, i.e., each record's entry in that field is non-null and is
> > distinct from every other record's entry therein. Text::CSV::Hashify
> > turns that kind of CSV file into one big hash of hashes.
> >
> > Text::CSV::Hashify can handle less typical cases; please consult the
> > documentation for its other functionalities.
> >
> > Please review.
> >
> > Thank you very much.
> > Jim Keenan
> >
> >
>
> ping on this new port; please review. Thank you very much.
Port itself looks okay to me to import if anyone with commit access
wants to do so, just beware of the PLIST.orig file in the tarball (cvs
import will Ignore it anyway)
Landry
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