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    This Alien module provides the alien tool that converts between
    different Linux package formats. Reading this documentation, and seeing
    the name, you may feel as though you are glancing through the looking
    glass. This distribution is not entirely a joke, though it is somewhat
    to tongue in cheek. One of the useful things that this module provides
    is some interesting challenges in the Alien space. That includes

    Tool is implemented as Perl

      alien is implemented in Perl, and distributed as a standard CPAN
      style distribution, but isn't available ON CPAN.

    Project is hosted on SourceForge

      This module drove development of
      Alien::Build::Plugin::Decode::SourceForge, which I expect will be
      useful for other Aliens.

    Tool is architecture independent

      Aliens using Alien::Build are usually installed in the architecture

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Linux package formats.  Reading this documentation, and seeing the name, you may
feel as though you are glancing through the looking glass.  This distribution is
not I<entirely> a joke, though it is somewhat to tongue in cheek.  One of the useful
things that this module provides is some interesting challenges in the L<Alien>
space.  That includes

=over 4

=item Tool is implemented as Perl

C<alien> is implemented in Perl, and distributed as a standard CPAN style distribution,
but isn't available ON CPAN.

=item Project is hosted on SourceForge

This module drove development of L<Alien::Build::Plugin::Decode::SourceForge>, which I
expect will be useful for other Aliens.

=item Tool is architecture independent

Aliens using L<Alien::Build> are usually installed in the architecture specific library