diff --git a/perl/perl-XML-Catalog/README b/perl/perl-XML-Catalog/README
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+perl-XML-Catalog
+
+Resolve public identifiers and remap system identifiers
+
+This module implements draft 0.4 of John Cowan's XML Catalog (formerly
+known as XCatalog) proposal
+(<http://www.ccil.org/~cowan/XML/XCatalog.html>). Catalogs may be
+written in either SOCAT or XML syntax (see the proposal for syntax
+details);
+
+XML::Catalog will assume SOCAT syntax if the catalog is not in
+well-formed XML syntax.
+
+This module, as of 1.0.0, also supports Oasis XML catalogs.
diff --git a/perl/perl-XML-Catalog/perl-XML-Catalog.SlackBuild b/perl/perl-XML-Catalog/perl-XML-Catalog.SlackBuild
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Slackware build script for perl-XML-Catalog
+
+# Copyright 2018 Nikos Giotis, Athens, GR
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
+# permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+#
+# 1. Redistributions of this script must retain the above copyright
+#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#
+#  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+#  WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+#  MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO
+#  EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+#  SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
+#  PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS;
+#  OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
+#  WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
+#  OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
+#  ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+PRGNAM=perl-XML-Catalog
+VERSION=${VERSION:-1.03}
+BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
+TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
+
+SRCNAM="$(printf $PRGNAM | cut -d- -f2-)"
+
+if [ -z "$ARCH" ]; then
+  case "$( uname -m )" in
+    i?86) ARCH=i586 ;;
+    arm*) ARCH=arm ;;
+       *) ARCH=$( uname -m ) ;;
+  esac
+fi
+
+CWD=$(pwd)
+TMP=${TMP:-/tmp/SBo}
+PKG=$TMP/package-$PRGNAM
+OUTPUT=${OUTPUT:-/tmp}
+
+if [ "$ARCH" = "i586" ]; then
+  SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i586 -mtune=i686"
+  LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
+elif [ "$ARCH" = "i686" ]; then
+  SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -mtune=i686"
+  LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
+elif [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
+  SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -fPIC"
+  LIBDIRSUFFIX="64"
+else
+  SLKCFLAGS="-O2"
+  LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
+fi
+
+set -e
+
+rm -rf $PKG
+mkdir -p $TMP $PKG $OUTPUT
+cd $TMP
+rm -rf $SRCNAM-$VERSION
+tar xvf $CWD/$SRCNAM-$VERSION.tar.gz
+cd $SRCNAM-$VERSION
+chown -R root:root .
+find -L . \
+ \( -perm 777 -o -perm 775 -o -perm 750 -o -perm 711 -o -perm 555 \
+  -o -perm 511 \) -exec chmod 755 {} \; -o \
+ \( -perm 666 -o -perm 664 -o -perm 640 -o -perm 600 -o -perm 444 \
+  -o -perm 440 -o -perm 400 \) -exec chmod 644 {} \;
+
+perl Makefile.PL \
+  PREFIX=/usr \
+  INSTALLDIRS=vendor \
+  INSTALLVENDORMAN1DIR=/usr/man/man1 \
+  INSTALLVENDORMAN3DIR=/usr/man/man3
+make
+make test
+make install DESTDIR=$PKG
+
+find $PKG -print0 | xargs -0 file | grep -e "executable" -e "shared object" | grep ELF \
+  | cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null || true
+
+find $PKG/usr/man -type f -exec gzip -9 {} \;
+for i in $( find $PKG/usr/man -type l ) ; do ln -s $( readlink $i ).gz $i.gz ; rm $i ; done
+
+find $PKG -name perllocal.pod -o -name ".packlist" -o -name "*.bs" | xargs rm -f || true
+
+find $PKG -depth -type d -empty -delete || true
+
+mkdir -p $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
+cp -a \
+  Changes LICENSE README \
+  $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
+cat $CWD/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild
+
+mkdir -p $PKG/install
+cat $CWD/slack-desc > $PKG/install/slack-desc
+
+cd $PKG
+/sbin/makepkg -l y -c n $OUTPUT/$PRGNAM-$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD$TAG.${PKGTYPE:-tgz}
diff --git a/perl/perl-XML-Catalog/perl-XML-Catalog.info b/perl/perl-XML-Catalog/perl-XML-Catalog.info
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+PRGNAM="perl-XML-Catalog"
+VERSION="1.03"
+HOMEPAGE="https://metacpan.org/pod/XML::Catalog"
+DOWNLOAD="https://cpan.metacpan.org/authors/id/J/JF/JFEARN/XML-Catalog-1.03.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="c2c14f3e87aa75ebb7130ea4ebd41984"
+DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
+MD5SUM_x86_64=""
+REQUIRES="libwww-perl perl-Test-Simple"
+MAINTAINER="Nikos Giotis"
+EMAIL="nikos.giotis@gmail.com"
diff --git a/perl/perl-XML-Catalog/slack-desc b/perl/perl-XML-Catalog/slack-desc
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+# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
+
+                |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
+perl-XML-Catalog: perl-XML-Catalog (perl library for handling xml catalogs)
+perl-XML-Catalog:
+perl-XML-Catalog: This module implements draft 0.4 of John Cowan's XML Catalog
+perl-XML-Catalog: (formerly  known as XCatalog) proposal
+perl-XML-Catalog: (<http://www.ccil.org/~cowan/XML/XCatalog.html>).  Catalogs may be
+perl-XML-Catalog: written in either SOCAT or XML syntax (see the proposal for syntax
+perl-XML-Catalog: details);
+perl-XML-Catalog: XML::Catalog will assume SOCAT syntax if the catalog is not in
+perl-XML-Catalog: well-formed XML syntax.
+perl-XML-Catalog:
+perl-XML-Catalog: Homepage: https://metacpan.org/pod/XML::Catalog