note kudra You can tell if a module is pure Perl or not by examining the dslip information. <p> One module which does this is <a href="http://cpanplus.sf.net">CPANPLUS</a> (it also does a whole lot more, including module installation without root access, which I recommend over including the module source in your program<a href="#kudra1">*</a>). The default shell includes the 'l' command which will give information, including the language used. <p> CPAN.pm might also give dslip info, but I don't know it well enough to say if it does or not. <p> GD is C and Perl and a C compiler is needed. If your ISP allows you to use a compiler, you should still be able to install it without being root. <p> <a name="kudra1">&#091;1&#093; For instructions on how to do this with CPANPLUS, refer to the FAQ (available on the website). </a> 194342 194351