diff --git a/textproc/p5-XML-Writer/Makefile b/textproc/p5-XML-Writer/Makefile
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+++ b/textproc/p5-XML-Writer/Makefile
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+# $OpenBSD: Makefile,v 1.1.1.1 2001/01/05 18:14:09 avsm Exp $
+
+DISTNAME=	XML-Writer-0.4
+PKGNAME=	p5-${DISTNAME}
+CATEGORIES=	textproc perl5
+NEED_VERSION=	1.348
+MASTER_SITES=	${MASTER_SITE_PERL_CPAN}
+MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= XML
+
+MAINTAINER=	Anil Madhavapeddy <avsm@openbsd.org>
+
+PERMIT_PACKAGE_CDROM=	Yes
+PERMIT_PACKAGE_FTP=	Yes
+PERMIT_DISTFILES_CDROM=	Yes
+PERMIT_DISTFILES_FTP=	Yes
+
+CONFIGURE_STYLE= perl
+
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/textproc/p5-XML-Writer/files/md5 b/textproc/p5-XML-Writer/files/md5
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+++ b/textproc/p5-XML-Writer/files/md5
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+MD5 (XML-Writer-0.4.tar.gz) = d07811beb3329ef6bbe7f50b52d242dd
+RMD160 (XML-Writer-0.4.tar.gz) = 8cb8df7a01250627ab2ec9f7da49a3866e34ad71
+SHA1 (XML-Writer-0.4.tar.gz) = 05e1a02055ab5cc702f5c4ccdaeeb43fd2cfcf0c
diff --git a/textproc/p5-XML-Writer/pkg/COMMENT b/textproc/p5-XML-Writer/pkg/COMMENT
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+++ b/textproc/p5-XML-Writer/pkg/COMMENT
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+perl extension for writing XML documents
diff --git a/textproc/p5-XML-Writer/pkg/DESCR b/textproc/p5-XML-Writer/pkg/DESCR
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+++ b/textproc/p5-XML-Writer/pkg/DESCR
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+XML::Writer is a helper module for Perl programs that write an XML
+document. The module handles all escaping for attribute values and
+character data and constructs different types of markup, such as
+tags, comments, and processing instructions.
+
+By default, the module performs several well-formedness checks to
+catch errors during output. This behaviour can be extremely useful
+during development and debugging, but it can be turned off for
+production-grade code.
+
+The module can operate either in regular mode in or Namespace
+processing mode. In Namespace mode, the module will generate Namespace
+Declarations itself, and will perform additional checks on the
+output.
+
+Additional support is available for a simplified data mode with no
+mixed content: newlines are automatically inserted around elements
+and elements can optionally be indented based as their nesting
+level.
diff --git a/textproc/p5-XML-Writer/pkg/PLIST b/textproc/p5-XML-Writer/pkg/PLIST
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+++ b/textproc/p5-XML-Writer/pkg/PLIST
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+@comment $OpenBSD: PLIST,v 1.1.1.1 2001/01/05 18:14:09 avsm Exp $
+libdata/perl5/site_perl/XML/Writer.pm
+libdata/perl5/site_perl/${ARCH}-openbsd/auto/XML/Writer/.packlist
+man/man3/XML::Writer.3p
+@dirrm libdata/perl5/site_perl/${ARCH}-openbsd/auto/XML/Writer