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diff --git a/Master/tlpkg/tlperl/lib/Locale/Script.pod b/Master/tlpkg/tlperl/lib/Locale/Script.pod
index c4c9d745bfe..0afb533601e 100644
--- a/Master/tlpkg/tlperl/lib/Locale/Script.pod
+++ b/Master/tlpkg/tlperl/lib/Locale/Script.pod
@@ -28,28 +28,33 @@ specifies the code set to use. If not specified, the default ISO
=head1 SUPPORTED CODE SETS
There are several different code sets you can use for identifying
-scripts. The ones currently supported are:
+scripts. A code set may be specified using either a name, or a
+constant that is automatically exported by this module.
+
+For example, the two are equivalent:
+
+ $script = code2script('phnx','alpha');
+ $script = code2script('phnx',LOCALE_SCRIPT_ALPHA);
+
+The codesets currently supported are:
=over 4
-=item B<alpha>
+=item B<alpha, LOCALE_SCRIPT_ALPHA>
This is a set of four-letter (capitalized) codes from ISO 15924
-such as 'Phnx' for Phoenician.
-
-This code set is identified with the symbol C<LOCALE_SCRIPT_ALPHA>.
+such as 'Phnx' for Phoenician. It also includes additions to this
+set included in the IANA language registry.
The Zxxx, Zyyy, and Zzzz codes are not used.
This is the default code set.
-=item B<numeric>
+=item B<num, LOCALE_SCRIPT_NUMERIC>
This is a set of three-digit numeric codes from ISO 15924 such as 115
for Phoenician.
-This code set is identified with the symbol C<LOCALE_SCRIPT_NUMERIC>.
-
=back
=head1 ROUTINES
@@ -82,7 +87,7 @@ This code set is identified with the symbol C<LOCALE_SCRIPT_NUMERIC>.
=item B<Locale::Script::delete_script_code_alias ( CODE [,CODESET] )>
-These routines are all documented in the Locale::Codes man page.
+These routines are all documented in the Locale::Codes::API man page.
=back
@@ -92,12 +97,20 @@ These routines are all documented in the Locale::Codes man page.
=item B<Locale::Codes>
-=item B<Locale::Constants>
+The Locale-Codes distribution.
+
+=item B<Locale::Codes::API>
+
+The list of functions supported by this module.
=item B<http://www.unicode.org/iso15924/>
Home page for ISO 15924.
+=item B<http://www.iana.org/assignments/language-subtag-registry>
+
+The IANA language subtag registry.
+
=back
=head1 AUTHOR
@@ -110,7 +123,7 @@ Currently maintained by Sullivan Beck (sbeck@cpan.org).
Copyright (c) 1997-2001 Canon Research Centre Europe (CRE).
Copyright (c) 2001-2010 Neil Bowers
- Copyright (c) 2010-2011 Sullivan Beck
+ Copyright (c) 2010-2012 Sullivan Beck
This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.