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@@ -3089,9 +3089,10 @@ guix import pypi itsdangerous
Import meta-data from @uref{https://www.metacpan.org/, MetaCPAN}.
Information is taken from the JSON-formatted meta-data provided through
@uref{https://api.metacpan.org/, MetaCPAN's API} and includes most
-relevant information. License information should be checked closely.
-Package dependencies are included but may in some cases needlessly
-include core Perl modules.
+relevant information, such as module dependencies. License information
+should be checked closely. If Perl is available in the store, then the
+@code{corelist} utility will be used to filter core modules out of the
+list of dependencies.
The command command below imports meta-data for the @code{Acme::Boolean}
Perl module: