diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/generate/t_perl_generator.cc b/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/generate/t_perl_generator.cc
index 5e2a9e9..12b8bfc 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/generate/t_perl_generator.cc
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/generate/t_perl_generator.cc
@@ -255,10 +255,12 @@
 string t_perl_generator::perl_includes() {
   string inc;
 
-  inc = "require 5.6.0;\n";
+  inc  = "use 5.10.0;\n";
   inc += "use strict;\n";
   inc += "use warnings;\n";
-  inc += "use Thrift;\n\n";
+  inc += "use Thrift::Exception;\n";
+  inc += "use Thrift::MessageType;\n";
+  inc += "use Thrift::Type;\n\n";
 
   return inc;
 }
@@ -546,7 +548,7 @@
   indent(out) << "$xfer += $input->readFieldBegin(\\$fname, \\$ftype, \\$fid);" << endl;
 
   // Check for field STOP marker and break
-  indent(out) << "if ($ftype == TType::STOP) {" << endl;
+  indent(out) << "if ($ftype == Thrift::TType::STOP) {" << endl;
   indent_up();
   indent(out) << "last;" << endl;
   indent_down();
@@ -749,11 +751,11 @@
              << "if (!$self->can($methodname)) {" << endl;
   indent_up();
 
-  f_service_ << indent() << "$input->skip(TType::STRUCT);" << endl << indent()
+  f_service_ << indent() << "$input->skip(Thrift::TType::STRUCT);" << endl << indent()
              << "$input->readMessageEnd();" << endl << indent()
-             << "my $x = new TApplicationException('Function '.$fname.' not implemented.', "
-                "TApplicationException::UNKNOWN_METHOD);" << endl << indent()
-             << "$output->writeMessageBegin($fname, TMessageType::EXCEPTION, $rseqid);" << endl
+             << "my $x = new Thrift::TApplicationException('Function '.$fname.' not implemented.', "
+                "Thrift::TApplicationException::UNKNOWN_METHOD);" << endl << indent()
+             << "$output->writeMessageBegin($fname, Thrift::TMessageType::EXCEPTION, $rseqid);" << endl
              << indent() << "$x->write($output);" << endl << indent()
              << "$output->writeMessageEnd();" << endl << indent()
              << "$output->getTransport()->flush();" << endl << indent() << "return;" << endl;
@@ -851,8 +853,8 @@
     f_service_ << indent() << "if ($@) {" << endl;
     indent_up();
     f_service_ << indent() << "$@ =~ s/^\\s+|\\s+$//g;" << endl
-               << indent() << "my $err = new TApplicationException(\"Unexpected Exception: \" . $@, TApplicationException::INTERNAL_ERROR);" << endl
-               << indent() << "$output->writeMessageBegin('" << tfunction->get_name() << "', TMessageType::EXCEPTION, $seqid);" << endl
+               << indent() << "my $err = new Thrift::TApplicationException(\"Unexpected Exception: \" . $@, Thrift::TApplicationException::INTERNAL_ERROR);" << endl
+               << indent() << "$output->writeMessageBegin('" << tfunction->get_name() << "', Thrift::TMessageType::EXCEPTION, $seqid);" << endl
                << indent() << "$err->write($output);" << endl
                << indent() << "$output->writeMessageEnd();" << endl
                << indent() << "$output->getTransport()->flush();" << endl
@@ -871,7 +873,7 @@
   }
 
   // Serialize the reply
-  f_service_ << indent() << "$output->writeMessageBegin('" << tfunction->get_name() << "', TMessageType::REPLY, $seqid);" << endl
+  f_service_ << indent() << "$output->writeMessageBegin('" << tfunction->get_name() << "', Thrift::TMessageType::REPLY, $seqid);" << endl
              << indent() << "$result->write($output);" << endl
              << indent() << "$output->writeMessageEnd();" << endl
              << indent() << "$output->getTransport()->flush();" << endl;
@@ -1096,7 +1098,7 @@
 
     // Serialize the request header
     f_service_ << indent() << "$self->{output}->writeMessageBegin('" << (*f_iter)->get_name()
-               << "', " << ((*f_iter)->is_oneway() ? "TMessageType::ONEWAY" : "TMessageType::CALL")
+               << "', " << ((*f_iter)->is_oneway() ? "Thrift::TMessageType::ONEWAY" : "Thrift::TMessageType::CALL")
                << ", $self->{seqid});" << endl;
 
     f_service_ << indent() << "my $args = new " << argsname << "();" << endl;
@@ -1132,8 +1134,8 @@
                  << indent() << "my $mtype = 0;" << endl << endl;
 
       f_service_ << indent() << "$self->{input}->readMessageBegin(\\$fname, \\$mtype, \\$rseqid);"
-                 << endl << indent() << "if ($mtype == TMessageType::EXCEPTION) {" << endl
-                 << indent() << "  my $x = new TApplicationException();" << endl << indent()
+                 << endl << indent() << "if ($mtype == Thrift::TMessageType::EXCEPTION) {" << endl
+                 << indent() << "  my $x = new Thrift::TApplicationException();" << endl << indent()
                  << "  $x->read($self->{input});" << endl << indent()
                  << "  $self->{input}->readMessageEnd();" << endl << indent() << "  die $x;" << endl
                  << indent() << "}" << endl;
@@ -1644,30 +1646,30 @@
     case t_base_type::TYPE_VOID:
       throw "NO T_VOID CONSTRUCT";
     case t_base_type::TYPE_STRING:
-      return "TType::STRING";
+      return "Thrift::TType::STRING";
     case t_base_type::TYPE_BOOL:
-      return "TType::BOOL";
+      return "Thrift::TType::BOOL";
     case t_base_type::TYPE_I8:
-      return "TType::BYTE";
+      return "Thrift::TType::BYTE";
     case t_base_type::TYPE_I16:
-      return "TType::I16";
+      return "Thrift::TType::I16";
     case t_base_type::TYPE_I32:
-      return "TType::I32";
+      return "Thrift::TType::I32";
     case t_base_type::TYPE_I64:
-      return "TType::I64";
+      return "Thrift::TType::I64";
     case t_base_type::TYPE_DOUBLE:
-      return "TType::DOUBLE";
+      return "Thrift::TType::DOUBLE";
     }
   } else if (type->is_enum()) {
-    return "TType::I32";
+    return "Thrift::TType::I32";
   } else if (type->is_struct() || type->is_xception()) {
-    return "TType::STRUCT";
+    return "Thrift::TType::STRUCT";
   } else if (type->is_map()) {
-    return "TType::MAP";
+    return "Thrift::TType::MAP";
   } else if (type->is_set()) {
-    return "TType::SET";
+    return "Thrift::TType::SET";
   } else if (type->is_list()) {
-    return "TType::LIST";
+    return "Thrift::TType::LIST";
   }
 
   throw "INVALID TYPE IN type_to_enum: " + type->get_name();
diff --git a/lib/perl/Makefile.PL b/lib/perl/Makefile.PL
index 92b05ba..ee7a436 100644
--- a/lib/perl/Makefile.PL
+++ b/lib/perl/Makefile.PL
@@ -18,15 +18,14 @@
 #
 
 use ExtUtils::MakeMaker;
-WriteMakefile( NAME => 'Thrift',
-               VERSION_FROM => 'lib/Thrift.pm',
-               MIN_PERL_VERSION => '5.006',
+WriteMakefile( ABSTRACT => 'Apache Thrift is a software framework for scalable cross-language services development.',
+               AUTHOR => 'Apache Thrift <dev@thrift.apache.org>',
+               LICENSE => 'apache_2_0',
+               MIN_PERL_VERSION => '5.010000',
+               NAME => 'Thrift',
+               NEEDS_LINKING => 0,
                PREREQ_PM => {
-                   'Bit::Vector' => 0,
-                   'Class::Accessor' => 0,
-                   'IO::Socket::INET' => 0
+                   'Bit::Vector'     => 0,
+                   'Class::Accessor' => 0
                },
-               ($] >= 5.006 ?
- (                AUTHOR => 'Apache Thrift <dev@thrift.apache.org>') : ()),
-               );
-
+               VERSION_FROM => 'lib/Thrift.pm' );
diff --git a/lib/perl/README.md b/lib/perl/README.md
index 0540948..bd1e5b2 100644
--- a/lib/perl/README.md
+++ b/lib/perl/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 Thrift Perl Software Library
 
-License
-=======
+# Summary
+
+Apache Thrift is a software framework for scalable cross-language services development.
+It combines a software stack with a code generation engine to build services that work
+efficiently and seamlessly between many programming languages.  A language-neutral IDL
+is used to generate functioning client libraries and server-side handling frameworks.
+
+# License
 
 Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
 or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
@@ -20,23 +26,13 @@
 specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 
-Summary
-=======
-
-Apache Thrift is a software framework for scalable cross-language services development.
-It combines a software stack with a code generation engine to build services that work
-efficiently and seamlessly between many programming languages.  A language-neutral IDL
-is used to generate functioning client libraries and server-side handling frameworks.
-
-For More Information
-====================
+# For More Information
 
 See the [Apache Thrift Web Site](http://thrift.apache.org/) for more information.
 
-Using Thrift with Perl
-======================
+# Using Thrift with Perl
 
-Thrift requires Perl >= 5.6.0
+Thrift requires Perl >= 5.10.0
 
 Unexpected exceptions in a service handler are converted to
 TApplicationException with type INTERNAL ERROR and the string
@@ -55,12 +51,74 @@
 as the ForkingServer resets the forked child process to use
 default signal handling.
 
-Dependencies
-============
+# Dependencies
 
-Bit::Vector       - comes with modern perl installations.
-Class::Accessor
-IO::Socket::INET  - comes with modern perl installations.
-IO::Socket::SSL   - required if using SSL/TLS.
-NET::SSLeay
-Crypt::SSLeay     - for make cross
+The following modules are not provided by Perl 5.10.0 but are required
+to use Thrift.
+
+## Runtime
+
+  * Bit::Vector
+  * Class::Accessor
+
+### HttpClient Transport
+
+These are only required if using Thrift::HttpClient:
+
+  * HTTP::Request
+  * IO::String
+  * LWP::UserAgent
+
+### SSL/TLS
+
+These are only required if using Thrift::SSLSocket or Thrift::SSLServerSocket:
+
+  * IO::Socket::SSL
+
+# Breaking Changes
+
+## 0.10.0
+
+The socket classes were refactored in 0.10.0 so that there is one package per
+file.  This means `use Socket;` no longer defines SSLSocket.  You can use this
+technique to make your application run against 0.10.0 as well as earlier versions:
+
+`eval { require Thrift::SSLSocket; } or do { require Thrift::Socket; }`
+
+## 0.11.0
+
+  * Namespaces of packages that were not scoped within Thrift have been fixed.
+  ** TApplicationException is now Thrift::TApplicationException
+  ** TException is now Thrift::TException
+  ** TMessageType is now Thrift::TMessageType
+  ** TProtocolException is now Thrift::TProtocolException
+  ** TProtocolFactory is now Thrift::TProtocolFactory
+  ** TTransportException is now Thrift::TTransportException
+  ** TType is now Thrift::TType
+
+If you need a single version of your code to work with both older and newer thrift
+namespace changes, you can make the new, correct namespaces behave like the old ones
+in your files with this technique to create an alias, which will allow you code to
+run against either version of the perl runtime for thrift:
+
+`BEGIN {*TType:: = *Thrift::TType::}`
+
+  * Packages found in Thrift.pm were moved into the Thrift/ directory in separate files:
+  ** Thrift::TApplicationException is now in Thrift/Exception.pm
+  ** Thrift::TException is now in Thrift/Exception.pm
+  ** Thrift::TMessageType is now in Thrift/MessageType.pm
+  ** Thrift::TType is now in Thrift/Type.pm
+
+If you need to modify your code to work against both older or newer thrift versions,
+you can deal with these changes in a backwards compatible way in your projects using eval:
+
+`eval  { require Thrift::Exception; require Thrift::MessageType; require Thrift::Type; }
+ or do { require Thrift; }`
+
+# Deprecations
+
+## 0.11.0
+
+Thrift::HttpClient setRecvTimeout() and setSendTimeout() are deprecated. 
+Use setTimeout instead.
+
diff --git a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift.pm b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift.pm
index bd7b65a..592d1dd 100644
--- a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift.pm
+++ b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift.pm
@@ -17,177 +17,20 @@
 # under the License.
 #
 
-package Thrift;
-
-our $VERSION = '1.0.0-dev';
-
-require 5.6.0;
+use 5.10.0;
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
 #
-# Data types that can be sent via Thrift
+# Versioning
 #
-package TType;
-use constant STOP   => 0;
-use constant VOID   => 1;
-use constant BOOL   => 2;
-use constant BYTE   => 3;
-use constant I08    => 3;
-use constant DOUBLE => 4;
-use constant I16    => 6;
-use constant I32    => 8;
-use constant I64    => 10;
-use constant STRING => 11;
-use constant UTF7   => 11;
-use constant STRUCT => 12;
-use constant MAP    => 13;
-use constant SET    => 14;
-use constant LIST   => 15;
-use constant UTF8   => 16;
-use constant UTF16  => 17;
-1;
-
+# Every perl module for Thrift will have the same version
+# declaration.  For a production build, change it below to
+# something like "v0.11.0" and all of the packages in all
+# of the files will pick it up from here.
 #
-# Message types for RPC
-#
-package TMessageType;
-use constant CALL      => 1;
-use constant REPLY     => 2;
-use constant EXCEPTION => 3;
-use constant ONEWAY    => 4;
-1;
 
-package Thrift::TException;
-
-use overload '""' => sub {
-    return
-          ref( $_[0] )
-        . " error: "
-        . ( $_[0]->{message} || 'empty message' )
-        . " (code "
-        . ( defined $_[0]->{code} ? $_[0]->{code} : 'undefined' ) . ")";
-    };
-
-sub new {
-    my $classname = shift;
-    my $self = {message => shift, code => shift || 0};
-
-    return bless($self,$classname);
-}
-1;
-
-package TApplicationException;
-use base('Thrift::TException');
-
-use constant UNKNOWN                 => 0;
-use constant UNKNOWN_METHOD          => 1;
-use constant INVALID_MESSAGE_TYPE    => 2;
-use constant WRONG_METHOD_NAME       => 3;
-use constant BAD_SEQUENCE_ID         => 4;
-use constant MISSING_RESULT          => 5;
-use constant INTERNAL_ERROR          => 6;
-use constant PROTOCOL_ERROR          => 7;
-use constant INVALID_TRANSFORM       => 8;
-use constant INVALID_PROTOCOL        => 9;
-use constant UNSUPPORTED_CLIENT_TYPE => 10;
-
-sub new {
-    my $classname = shift;
-
-    my $self = $classname->SUPER::new(@_);
-
-    return bless($self,$classname);
-}
-
-sub read {
-    my $self  = shift;
-    my $input = shift;
-
-    my $xfer  = 0;
-    my $fname = undef;
-    my $ftype = 0;
-    my $fid   = 0;
-
-    $xfer += $input->readStructBegin(\$fname);
-
-    while (1)
-    {
-        $xfer += $input->readFieldBegin(\$fname, \$ftype, \$fid);
-        if ($ftype == TType::STOP) {
-            last; next;
-        }
-
-      SWITCH: for($fid)
-      {
-          /1/ && do{
-
-              if ($ftype == TType::STRING) {
-                  $xfer += $input->readString(\$self->{message});
-              } else {
-                  $xfer += $input->skip($ftype);
-              }
-
-              last;
-          };
-
-          /2/ && do{
-              if ($ftype == TType::I32) {
-                  $xfer += $input->readI32(\$self->{code});
-              } else {
-                  $xfer += $input->skip($ftype);
-              }
-              last;
-          };
-
-          $xfer += $input->skip($ftype);
-      }
-
-      $xfer += $input->readFieldEnd();
-    }
-    $xfer += $input->readStructEnd();
-
-    return $xfer;
-}
-
-sub write {
-    my $self   = shift;
-    my $output = shift;
-
-    my $xfer   = 0;
-
-    $xfer += $output->writeStructBegin('TApplicationException');
-
-    if ($self->getMessage()) {
-        $xfer += $output->writeFieldBegin('message', TType::STRING, 1);
-        $xfer += $output->writeString($self->getMessage());
-        $xfer += $output->writeFieldEnd();
-    }
-
-    if ($self->getCode()) {
-        $xfer += $output->writeFieldBegin('type', TType::I32, 2);
-        $xfer += $output->writeI32($self->getCode());
-        $xfer += $output->writeFieldEnd();
-    }
-
-    $xfer += $output->writeFieldStop();
-    $xfer += $output->writeStructEnd();
-
-    return $xfer;
-}
-
-sub getMessage
-{
-    my $self = shift;
-
-    return $self->{message};
-}
-
-sub getCode
-{
-    my $self = shift;
-
-    return $self->{code};
-}
+package Thrift;
+use version 0.77; our $VERSION = version->declare("v1.0_0");
 
 1;
diff --git a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/BinaryProtocol.pm b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/BinaryProtocol.pm
index c638ead..61937e4 100644
--- a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/BinaryProtocol.pm
+++ b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/BinaryProtocol.pm
@@ -17,24 +17,25 @@
 # under the License.
 #
 
-require 5.6.0;
-
+use 5.10.0;
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
-use utf8;
-use Encode;
-
-use Thrift;
-use Thrift::Protocol;
-
 use Bit::Vector;
+use Encode;
+use Thrift;
+use Thrift::Exception;
+use Thrift::MessageType;
+use Thrift::Protocol;
+use Thrift::Type;
+use utf8;
 
 #
 # Binary implementation of the Thrift protocol.
 #
 package Thrift::BinaryProtocol;
 use base('Thrift::Protocol');
+use version 0.77; our $VERSION = version->declare("$Thrift::VERSION");
 
 use constant VERSION_MASK   => 0xffff0000;
 use constant VERSION_1      => 0x80010000;
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@
 sub writeFieldStop
 {
     my $self = shift;
-    return $self->writeByte(TType::STOP);
+    return $self->writeByte(Thrift::TType::STOP);
 }
 
 sub writeMapBegin
@@ -252,7 +253,8 @@
     my $result = $self->readI32(\$version);
     if (($version & VERSION_MASK) > 0) {
       if (($version & VERSION_MASK) != VERSION_1) {
-        die new Thrift::TException('Missing version identifier')
+        die new Thrift::TProtocolException('Missing version identifier',
+                                           Thrift::TProtocolException::BAD_VERSION);
       }
       $$type = $version & 0x000000ff;
       return
@@ -297,7 +299,7 @@
 
     my $result = $self->readByte($fieldType);
 
-    if ($$fieldType == TType::STOP) {
+    if ($$fieldType == Thrift::TType::STOP) {
       $$fieldId = 0;
       return $result;
     }
@@ -447,7 +449,7 @@
     else {
       $data = scalar reverse($self->{trans}->readAll(8));
     }
-    
+
     my @arr = unpack('d', $data);
 
     $$value = $arr[0];
@@ -491,7 +493,8 @@
 # Binary Protocol Factory
 #
 package Thrift::BinaryProtocolFactory;
-use base('TProtocolFactory');
+use base('Thrift::TProtocolFactory');
+use version 0.77; our $VERSION = version->declare("$Thrift::VERSION");
 
 sub new
 {
diff --git a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/BufferedTransport.pm b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/BufferedTransport.pm
index 3868ca2..6b5bf7a 100644
--- a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/BufferedTransport.pm
+++ b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/BufferedTransport.pm
@@ -17,15 +17,17 @@
 # under the License.
 #
 
-require 5.6.0;
+use 5.10.0;
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
 use Thrift;
+use Thrift::Exception;
 use Thrift::Transport;
 
 package Thrift::BufferedTransport;
 use base('Thrift::Transport');
+use version 0.77; our $VERSION = version->declare("$Thrift::VERSION");
 
 sub new
 {
@@ -110,6 +112,7 @@
 # BufferedTransport factory creates buffered transport objects from transports
 #
 package Thrift::BufferedTransportFactory;
+use version 0.77; our $VERSION = version->declare("$Thrift::VERSION");
 
 sub new {
     my $classname = shift;
diff --git a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/Exception.pm b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/Exception.pm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f0d8fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/Exception.pm
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+#
+
+use 5.10.0;
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+use Thrift;
+use Thrift::Type;
+
+package Thrift::TException;
+use version 0.77; our $VERSION = version->declare("$Thrift::VERSION");
+
+use overload '""' => sub {
+    return
+          ref( $_[0] )
+        . " error: "
+        . ( $_[0]->{message} || 'empty message' )
+        . " (code "
+        . ( defined $_[0]->{code} ? $_[0]->{code} : 'undefined' ) . ")";
+    };
+
+sub new {
+    my $classname = shift;
+    my $self = {message => shift, code => shift || 0};
+
+    return bless($self,$classname);
+}
+
+package Thrift::TApplicationException;
+use parent -norequire, 'Thrift::TException';
+use version 0.77; our $VERSION = version->declare("$Thrift::VERSION");
+
+use constant UNKNOWN                 => 0;
+use constant UNKNOWN_METHOD          => 1;
+use constant INVALID_MESSAGE_TYPE    => 2;
+use constant WRONG_METHOD_NAME       => 3;
+use constant BAD_SEQUENCE_ID         => 4;
+use constant MISSING_RESULT          => 5;
+use constant INTERNAL_ERROR          => 6;
+use constant PROTOCOL_ERROR          => 7;
+use constant INVALID_TRANSFORM       => 8;
+use constant INVALID_PROTOCOL        => 9;
+use constant UNSUPPORTED_CLIENT_TYPE => 10;
+
+sub new {
+    my $classname = shift;
+
+    my $self = $classname->SUPER::new(@_);
+
+    return bless($self,$classname);
+}
+
+sub read {
+    my $self  = shift;
+    my $input = shift;
+
+    my $xfer  = 0;
+    my $fname = undef;
+    my $ftype = 0;
+    my $fid   = 0;
+
+    $xfer += $input->readStructBegin(\$fname);
+
+    while (1)
+    {
+        $xfer += $input->readFieldBegin(\$fname, \$ftype, \$fid);
+        if ($ftype == Thrift::TType::STOP) {
+            last; next;
+        }
+
+      SWITCH: for($fid)
+      {
+          /1/ && do{
+
+              if ($ftype == Thrift::TType::STRING) {
+                  $xfer += $input->readString(\$self->{message});
+              } else {
+                  $xfer += $input->skip($ftype);
+              }
+
+              last;
+          };
+
+          /2/ && do{
+              if ($ftype == Thrift::TType::I32) {
+                  $xfer += $input->readI32(\$self->{code});
+              } else {
+                  $xfer += $input->skip($ftype);
+              }
+              last;
+          };
+
+          $xfer += $input->skip($ftype);
+      }
+
+      $xfer += $input->readFieldEnd();
+    }
+    $xfer += $input->readStructEnd();
+
+    return $xfer;
+}
+
+sub write {
+    my $self   = shift;
+    my $output = shift;
+
+    my $xfer   = 0;
+
+    $xfer += $output->writeStructBegin('TApplicationException');
+
+    if ($self->getMessage()) {
+        $xfer += $output->writeFieldBegin('message', Thrift::TType::STRING, 1);
+        $xfer += $output->writeString($self->getMessage());
+        $xfer += $output->writeFieldEnd();
+    }
+
+    if ($self->getCode()) {
+        $xfer += $output->writeFieldBegin('type', Thrift::TType::I32, 2);
+        $xfer += $output->writeI32($self->getCode());
+        $xfer += $output->writeFieldEnd();
+    }
+
+    $xfer += $output->writeFieldStop();
+    $xfer += $output->writeStructEnd();
+
+    return $xfer;
+}
+
+sub getMessage
+{
+    my $self = shift;
+
+    return $self->{message};
+}
+
+sub getCode
+{
+    my $self = shift;
+
+    return $self->{code};
+}
+
+1;
diff --git a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/FramedTransport.pm b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/FramedTransport.pm
index 6f2d2cf..ee842e6 100644
--- a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/FramedTransport.pm
+++ b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/FramedTransport.pm
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 # under the License.
 #
 
+use 5.10.0;
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
@@ -30,8 +31,8 @@
 # @package thrift.transport
 #
 package Thrift::FramedTransport;
-
 use base('Thrift::Transport');
+use version 0.77; our $VERSION = version->declare("$Thrift::VERSION");
 
 sub new
 {
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@
 # FramedTransport factory creates framed transport objects from transports
 #
 package Thrift::FramedTransportFactory;
+use version 0.77; our $VERSION = version->declare("$Thrift::VERSION");
 
 sub new {
     my $classname = shift;
@@ -189,5 +191,4 @@
     return $buffered;
 }
 
-
 1;
diff --git a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/HttpClient.pm b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/HttpClient.pm
index d6fc8be..2ad618f 100644
--- a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/HttpClient.pm
+++ b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/HttpClient.pm
@@ -17,26 +17,25 @@
 # under the License.
 #
 
-require 5.6.0;
+use 5.10.0;
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
+use HTTP::Request;
+use IO::String;
+use LWP::UserAgent;
 use Thrift;
+use Thrift::Exception;
 use Thrift::Transport;
 
-use HTTP::Request;
-use LWP::UserAgent;
-use IO::String;
-
 package Thrift::HttpClient;
-
 use base('Thrift::Transport');
+use version 0.77; our $VERSION = version->declare("$Thrift::VERSION");
 
 sub new
 {
     my $classname = shift;
     my $url       = shift || 'http://localhost:9090';
-    my $debugHandler = shift;
 
     my $out = IO::String->new;
     binmode($out);
@@ -44,44 +43,35 @@
     my $self = {
         url          => $url,
         out          => $out,
-        debugHandler => $debugHandler,
-        debug        => 0,
-        sendTimeout  => 100,
-        recvTimeout  => 750,
+        timeout      => 100,
         handle       => undef,
     };
 
     return bless($self,$classname);
 }
 
+sub setTimeout
+{
+    my $self    = shift;
+    my $timeout = shift;
+
+    $self->{timeout} = $timeout;
+}
+
+sub setRecvTimeout
+{
+    warn "setRecvTimeout is deprecated - use setTimeout instead";
+    # note: recvTimeout was never used so we do not need to do anything here
+}
+
 sub setSendTimeout
 {
     my $self    = shift;
     my $timeout = shift;
 
-    $self->{sendTimeout} = $timeout;
-}
+    warn "setSendTimeout is deprecated - use setTimeout instead";
 
-sub setRecvTimeout
-{
-    my $self    = shift;
-    my $timeout = shift;
-
-    $self->{recvTimeout} = $timeout;
-}
-
-
-#
-#Sets debugging output on or off
-#
-# @param bool $debug
-#
-sub setDebug
-{
-    my $self  = shift;
-    my $debug = shift;
-
-    $self->{debug} = $debug;
+    $self->setTimeout($timeout);
 }
 
 #
@@ -122,7 +112,8 @@
     my $buf = $self->read($len);
 
     if (!defined($buf)) {
-      die new Thrift::TException('TSocket: Could not read '.$len.' bytes from input buffer');
+      die new Thrift::TTransportException("TSocket: Could not read $len bytes from input buffer",
+                                          Thrift::TTransportException::END_OF_FILE);
     }
     return $buf;
 }
@@ -140,15 +131,17 @@
     my $in = $self->{in};
 
     if (!defined($in)) {
-      die new Thrift::TException("Response buffer is empty, no request.");
+      die new Thrift::TTransportException("Response buffer is empty, no request.",
+                                          Thrift::TTransportException::END_OF_FILE);
     }
     eval {
       my $ret = sysread($in, $buf, $len);
       if (! defined($ret)) {
-        die new Thrift::TException("No more data available.");
+        die new Thrift::TTransportException("No more data available.",
+                                            Thrift::TTransportException::TIMED_OUT);
       }
     }; if($@){
-      die new Thrift::TException($@);
+      die new Thrift::TTransportException("$@", Thrift::TTransportException::UNKNOWN);
     }
 
     return $buf;
@@ -171,7 +164,7 @@
 {
     my $self = shift;
 
-    my $ua = LWP::UserAgent->new('timeout' => ($self->{sendTimeout} / 1000),
+    my $ua = LWP::UserAgent->new('timeout' => ($self->{timeout} / 1000),
       'agent' => 'Perl/THttpClient'
      );
     $ua->default_header('Accept' => 'application/x-thrift');
diff --git a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/MemoryBuffer.pm b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/MemoryBuffer.pm
index 0b28687..1e51239 100644
--- a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/MemoryBuffer.pm
+++ b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/MemoryBuffer.pm
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # under the License.
 #
 
-require 5.6.0;
+use 5.10.0;
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 package Thrift::MemoryBuffer;
 use base('Thrift::Transport');
+use version 0.77; our $VERSION = version->declare("$Thrift::VERSION");
 
 sub new
 {
@@ -116,7 +117,8 @@
 
     my $avail = ($self->{wPos} - $self->{rPos});
     if ($avail < $len) {
-        die new TTransportException("Attempt to readAll($len) found only $avail available");
+        die new TTransportException("Attempt to readAll($len) found only $avail available",
+                                    Thrift::TTransportException::END_OF_FILE);
     }
 
     my $data = '';
diff --git a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/MessageType.pm b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/MessageType.pm
index c8902cc..d25c2f7 100644
--- a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/MessageType.pm
+++ b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/MessageType.pm
@@ -17,16 +17,21 @@
 # under the License.
 #
 
+use 5.10.0;
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
-package Thrift::MessageType;
+use Thrift;
 
-use strict;
+#
+# Message types for RPC
+#
+package Thrift::TMessageType;
+use version 0.77; our $VERSION = version->declare("$Thrift::VERSION");
 
-use constant CALL 	=> 1;
-use constant REPLY	=> 2;
-use constant EXCEPTION	=> 3;
-use constant ONEWAY 	=> 4;
+use constant CALL      => 1;
+use constant REPLY     => 2;
+use constant EXCEPTION => 3;
+use constant ONEWAY    => 4;
 
-1;
\ No newline at end of file
+1;
diff --git a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/MultiplexedProcessor.pm b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/MultiplexedProcessor.pm
index 421bf73..6629c0b 100644
--- a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/MultiplexedProcessor.pm
+++ b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/MultiplexedProcessor.pm
@@ -17,19 +17,19 @@
 # under the License.
 #
 
+use 5.10.0;
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
 use Thrift;
-use Thrift::Protocol;
-use Thrift::MultiplexedProtocol;
-use Thrift::ProtocolDecorator;
 use Thrift::MessageType;
+use Thrift::MultiplexedProtocol;
+use Thrift::Protocol;
+use Thrift::ProtocolDecorator;
 
 package Thrift::StoredMessageProtocol;
 use base qw(Thrift::ProtocolDecorator);
-
-use strict;
+use version 0.77; our $VERSION = version->declare("$Thrift::VERSION");
 
 sub new {
     my $classname = shift;
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     return bless($self,$classname);
 }
 
-sub readMessageBegin 
+sub readMessageBegin
 {
     my $self = shift;
     my $name = shift;
@@ -59,13 +59,12 @@
 }
 
 package Thrift::MultiplexedProcessor;
-
-use strict;
+use version 0.77; our $VERSION = version->declare("$Thrift::VERSION");
 
 sub new {
     my $classname = shift;
     my $self      = {};
-    
+
     $self->{serviceProcessorMap} = {};
 
     return bless($self,$classname);
@@ -75,11 +74,11 @@
     my $self = shift;
     my $serviceName = shift;
     my $processor = shift;
-  
+
      $self->{serviceProcessorMap}->{$serviceName} = $processor;
 }
 
-sub process{
+sub process {
     my $self = shift;
     my $input = shift;
     my $output = shift;
@@ -92,30 +91,29 @@
 
     my ($fname, $mtype, $rseqid);
     $input->readMessageBegin(\$fname, \$mtype, \$rseqid);
-   	
 
-    if ($mtype ne Thrift::MessageType::CALL && $mtype ne Thrift::MessageType::ONEWAY) {
-  	    die new Thrift::TException("This should not have happened!?");
+    if ($mtype ne Thrift::TMessageType::CALL && $mtype ne Thrift::TMessageType::ONEWAY) {
+        die new Thrift::TException("This should not have happened!?");
     }
-  
+
     # Extract the service name and the new Message name.
     if (index($fname, Thrift::MultiplexedProtocol::SEPARATOR) == -1) {
-  	    die new Thrift::TException("Service name not found in message name: {$fname}. Did you " .
+        die new Thrift::TException("Service name not found in message name: {$fname}. Did you " .
             "forget to use a MultiplexProtocol in your client?");
     }
-  
+
     (my $serviceName, my $messageName) = split(':', $fname, 2);
-  
+
     if (!exists($self->{serviceProcessorMap}->{$serviceName})) {
-  	    die new Thrift::TException("Service name not found: {$serviceName}.  Did you forget " .
+        die new Thrift::TException("Service name not found: {$serviceName}.  Did you forget " .
             "to call registerProcessor()?");
     }
-  
-     #Dispatch processing to the stored processor
+
+     # Dispatch processing to the stored processor
      my $processor = $self->{serviceProcessorMap}->{$serviceName};
      return $processor->process(
         new Thrift::StoredMessageProtocol($input, $messageName, $mtype, $rseqid), $output
      );
 }
 
-1;
\ No newline at end of file
+1;
diff --git a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/MultiplexedProtocol.pm b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/MultiplexedProtocol.pm
index 83a4eaf..903211f 100644
--- a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/MultiplexedProtocol.pm
+++ b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/MultiplexedProtocol.pm
@@ -17,26 +17,27 @@
 # under the License.
 #
 
+use 5.10.0;
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
+use Thrift;
+use Thrift::MessageType;
 use Thrift::Protocol;
 use Thrift::ProtocolDecorator;
-use Thrift::MessageType;
 
 package Thrift::MultiplexedProtocol;
 use base qw(Thrift::ProtocolDecorator);
+use version 0.77; our $VERSION = version->declare("$Thrift::VERSION");
 
-use strict;
-
-use constant SEPARATOR 	=> ':';
+use constant SEPARATOR  => ':';
 
 sub new {
     my $classname = shift;
     my $protocol  = shift;
     my $serviceName  = shift;
     my $self      = $classname->SUPER::new($protocol);
-    
+
     $self->{serviceName} = $serviceName;
 
     return bless($self,$classname);
@@ -50,18 +51,18 @@
 # @param int    $type  Message type.
 # @param int    $seqid The sequence id of this message.
 #
-sub writeMessageBegin 
+sub writeMessageBegin
 {
-	my $self = shift;
+  my $self = shift;
     my ($name, $type, $seqid) = @_;
 
-    if ($type == Thrift::MessageType::CALL || $type == Thrift::MessageType::ONEWAY) {
+    if ($type == Thrift::TMessageType::CALL || $type == Thrift::TMessageType::ONEWAY) {
         my $nameWithService = $self->{serviceName}.SEPARATOR.$name;
         $self->SUPER::writeMessageBegin($nameWithService, $type, $seqid);
     }
     else {
-        $self->SUPER::writeMessageBegin($name, $type, $seqid);	
+        $self->SUPER::writeMessageBegin($name, $type, $seqid);
     }
 }
 
-1;
\ No newline at end of file
+1;
diff --git a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/Protocol.pm b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/Protocol.pm
index 3e9f0dd..c681f60 100644
--- a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/Protocol.pm
+++ b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/Protocol.pm
@@ -17,26 +17,28 @@
 # under the License.
 #
 
-require 5.6.0;
+use 5.10.0;
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
 use Thrift;
+use Thrift::Exception;
+use Thrift::Type;
 
 #
 # Protocol exceptions
 #
-package TProtocolException;
+package Thrift::TProtocolException;
 use base('Thrift::TException');
+use version 0.77; our $VERSION = version->declare("$Thrift::VERSION");
 
-use constant UNKNOWN       => 0;
-use constant INVALID_DATA  => 1;
-use constant NEGATIVE_SIZE => 2;
-use constant SIZE_LIMIT    => 3;
-use constant BAD_VERSION   => 4;
+use constant UNKNOWN         => 0;
+use constant INVALID_DATA    => 1;
+use constant NEGATIVE_SIZE   => 2;
+use constant SIZE_LIMIT      => 3;
+use constant BAD_VERSION     => 4;
 use constant NOT_IMPLEMENTED => 5;
-use constant DEPTH_LIMIT   => 6;
-
+use constant DEPTH_LIMIT     => 6;
 
 sub new {
     my $classname = shift;
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@
 # Protocol base class module.
 #
 package Thrift::Protocol;
+use version 0.77; our $VERSION = version->declare("$Thrift::VERSION");
 
 sub new {
     my $classname = shift;
@@ -92,7 +95,7 @@
 # Writes a struct header.
 #
 # @param string     $name Struct name
-# @throws TException on write error
+# @throws TProtocolException on write error
 # @return int How many bytes written
 #
 sub writeStructBegin {
@@ -104,7 +107,7 @@
 #
 # Close a struct.
 #
-# @throws TException on write error
+# @throws TProtocolException on write error
 # @return int How many bytes written
 #
 sub writeStructEnd {
@@ -117,7 +120,7 @@
 # @param string     $name Field name
 # @param int        $type Field type
 # @param int        $fid  Field id
-# @throws TException on write error
+# @throws TProtocolException on write error
 # @return int How many bytes written
 #
 sub writeFieldBegin {
@@ -332,36 +335,36 @@
     my $result;
     my $i;
 
-    if($type == TType::BOOL)
+    if($type == Thrift::TType::BOOL)
     {
         return $self->readBool(\$ref);
     }
-    elsif($type == TType::BYTE){
+    elsif($type == Thrift::TType::BYTE){
         return $self->readByte(\$ref);
     }
-    elsif($type == TType::I16){
+    elsif($type == Thrift::TType::I16){
         return $self->readI16(\$ref);
     }
-    elsif($type == TType::I32){
+    elsif($type == Thrift::TType::I32){
         return $self->readI32(\$ref);
     }
-    elsif($type == TType::I64){
+    elsif($type == Thrift::TType::I64){
         return $self->readI64(\$ref);
     }
-    elsif($type == TType::DOUBLE){
+    elsif($type == Thrift::TType::DOUBLE){
         return $self->readDouble(\$ref);
     }
-    elsif($type == TType::STRING)
+    elsif($type == Thrift::TType::STRING)
     {
         return $self->readString(\$ref);
     }
-    elsif($type == TType::STRUCT)
+    elsif($type == Thrift::TType::STRUCT)
     {
         $result = $self->readStructBegin(\$ref);
         while (1) {
             my ($ftype,$fid);
             $result += $self->readFieldBegin(\$ref, \$ftype, \$fid);
-            if ($ftype == TType::STOP) {
+            if ($ftype == Thrift::TType::STOP) {
                 last;
             }
             $result += $self->skip($ftype);
@@ -370,7 +373,7 @@
         $result += $self->readStructEnd();
         return $result;
     }
-    elsif($type == TType::MAP)
+    elsif($type == Thrift::TType::MAP)
     {
         my($keyType,$valType,$size);
         $result = $self->readMapBegin(\$keyType, \$valType, \$size);
@@ -381,7 +384,7 @@
         $result += $self->readMapEnd();
         return $result;
     }
-    elsif($type == TType::SET)
+    elsif($type == Thrift::TType::SET)
     {
         my ($elemType,$size);
         $result = $self->readSetBegin(\$elemType, \$size);
@@ -391,7 +394,7 @@
         $result += $self->readSetEnd();
         return $result;
     }
-    elsif($type == TType::LIST)
+    elsif($type == Thrift::TType::LIST)
     {
         my ($elemType,$size);
         $result = $self->readListBegin(\$elemType, \$size);
@@ -402,7 +405,8 @@
         return $result;
     }
 
-    die new Thrift::TException("Type $type not recognised --- corrupt data?");
+    die new Thrift::TProtocolException("Type $type not recognized --- corrupt data?",
+                                       Thrift::TProtocolException::INVALID_DATA);
 
   }
 
@@ -418,31 +422,31 @@
     my $itrans = shift;
     my $type   = shift;
 
-    if($type == TType::BOOL)
+    if($type == Thrift::TType::BOOL)
     {
       return $itrans->readAll(1);
     }
-    elsif($type == TType::BYTE)
+    elsif($type == Thrift::TType::BYTE)
     {
         return $itrans->readAll(1);
     }
-    elsif($type == TType::I16)
+    elsif($type == Thrift::TType::I16)
     {
         return $itrans->readAll(2);
     }
-    elsif($type == TType::I32)
+    elsif($type == Thrift::TType::I32)
     {
         return $itrans->readAll(4);
     }
-    elsif($type == TType::I64)
+    elsif($type == Thrift::TType::I64)
     {
         return $itrans->readAll(8);
     }
-    elsif($type == TType::DOUBLE)
+    elsif($type == Thrift::TType::DOUBLE)
     {
         return $itrans->readAll(8);
     }
-    elsif( $type == TType::STRING )
+    elsif( $type == Thrift::TType::STRING )
     {
         my @len = unpack('N', $itrans->readAll(4));
         my $len = $len[0];
@@ -451,7 +455,7 @@
         }
         return 4 + $itrans->readAll($len);
     }
-    elsif( $type == TType::STRUCT )
+    elsif( $type == Thrift::TType::STRUCT )
     {
         my $result = 0;
         while (1) {
@@ -460,7 +464,7 @@
           my $data = $itrans->readAll(1);
           my @arr = unpack('c', $data);
           $ftype = $arr[0];
-          if ($ftype == TType::STOP) {
+          if ($ftype == Thrift::TType::STOP) {
             last;
           }
           # I16 field id
@@ -469,7 +473,7 @@
         }
         return $result;
     }
-    elsif($type == TType::MAP)
+    elsif($type == Thrift::TType::MAP)
     {
         # Ktype
         my $data = $itrans->readAll(1);
@@ -493,7 +497,7 @@
         }
         return $result;
     }
-    elsif($type == TType::SET || $type == TType::LIST)
+    elsif($type == Thrift::TType::SET || $type == Thrift::TType::LIST)
     {
         # Vtype
         my $data = $itrans->readAll(1);
@@ -513,14 +517,15 @@
         return $result;
     }
 
-    die new Thrift::TException("Type $type not recognised --- corrupt data?");
+    die new Thrift::TProtocolException("Type $type not recognized --- corrupt data?",
+                                       Thrift::TProtocolException::INVALID_DATA);
 }
 
 #
 # Protocol factory creates protocol objects from transports
 #
-package TProtocolFactory;
-
+package Thrift::TProtocolFactory;
+use version 0.77; our $VERSION = version->declare("$Thrift::VERSION");
 
 sub new {
     my $classname = shift;
diff --git a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/ProtocolDecorator.pm b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/ProtocolDecorator.pm
index 8120200..cc5c9da 100644
--- a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/ProtocolDecorator.pm
+++ b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/ProtocolDecorator.pm
@@ -17,19 +17,22 @@
 # under the License.
 #
 
+use 5.10.0;
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
+use Thrift;
 use Thrift::Protocol;
 
 package Thrift::ProtocolDecorator;
 use base qw(Thrift::Protocol);
+use version 0.77; our $VERSION = version->declare("$Thrift::VERSION");
 
 sub new {
     my $classname = shift;
     my $protocol  = shift;
     my $self      = $classname->SUPER::new($protocol->getTransport());
-    
+
     $self->{concreteProtocol} = $protocol;
 
     return bless($self,$classname);
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@
 sub writeMessageBegin {
     my $self = shift;
     my ($name, $type, $seqid) = @_;
-     
+
       return  $self->{concreteProtocol}->writeMessageBegin($name, $type, $seqid);
 }
 
@@ -54,7 +57,7 @@
 #
 sub writeMessageEnd {
      my $self = shift;
-     
+
      return $self->{concreteProtocol}->writeMessageEnd();
 }
 
@@ -79,7 +82,7 @@
 # @return int How many bytes written
 #
 sub writeStructEnd {
-    my $self = shift;    
+    my $self = shift;
 
     return $self->{concreteProtocol}->writeStructEnd();
 }
@@ -101,13 +104,13 @@
 }
 
 sub writeFieldEnd {
-    my $self = shift;    
+    my $self = shift;
 
     return $self->{concreteProtocol}->writeFieldEnd();
 }
 
 sub writeFieldStop {
-    my $self = shift;    
+    my $self = shift;
 
     return $self->{concreteProtocol}->writeFieldStop();
 }
@@ -121,7 +124,7 @@
 
 sub writeMapEnd {
     my $self = shift;
-    
+
     return $self->{concreteProtocol}->writeMapEnd();
 }
 
@@ -134,7 +137,7 @@
 
 sub writeListEnd {
     my $self = shift;
-    
+
     return $self->{concreteProtocol}->writeListEnd();
 }
 
@@ -147,7 +150,7 @@
 
 sub writeSetEnd {
     my $self = shift;
-    
+
     return $self->{concreteProtocol}->writeListEnd();
 }
 
@@ -177,7 +180,7 @@
     my ($i32) = @_;
 
     return $self->{concreteProtocol}->writeI32($i32);
- 
+
 }
 
 sub writeI64 {
@@ -221,7 +224,7 @@
 #
 sub readMessageEnd
 {
-    my $self = shift;    
+    my $self = shift;
 
     return $self->{concreteProtocol}->readMessageEnd();
 }
@@ -236,7 +239,7 @@
 
 sub readStructEnd
 {
-    my $self = shift;    
+    my $self = shift;
 
     return $self->{concreteProtocol}->readStructEnd();
 }
@@ -251,7 +254,7 @@
 
 sub readFieldEnd
 {
-    my $self = shift;    
+    my $self = shift;
 
     return $self->{concreteProtocol}->readFieldEnd();
 }
@@ -266,7 +269,7 @@
 
 sub readMapEnd
 {
-    my $self = shift;    
+    my $self = shift;
 
     return $self->{concreteProtocol}->readMapEnd();
 }
@@ -281,7 +284,7 @@
 
 sub readListEnd
 {
-    my $self = shift;    
+    my $self = shift;
 
     return $self->{concreteProtocol}->readListEnd();
 }
@@ -296,7 +299,7 @@
 
 sub readSetEnd
 {
-    my $self = shift;    
+    my $self = shift;
 
     return $self->{concreteProtocol}->readSetEnd();
 }
diff --git a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/SSLServerSocket.pm b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/SSLServerSocket.pm
index a8dfa56..d29671b 100644
--- a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/SSLServerSocket.pm
+++ b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/SSLServerSocket.pm
@@ -17,19 +17,19 @@
 # under the License.
 #
 
-require 5.6.0;
+use 5.10.0;
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
 use Thrift;
 use Thrift::SSLSocket;
+use Thrift::ServerSocket;
 
 use IO::Socket::SSL;
-use IO::Select;
 
 package Thrift::SSLServerSocket;
-
 use base qw( Thrift::ServerSocket );
+use version 0.77; our $VERSION = version->declare("$Thrift::VERSION");
 
 #
 # Constructor.
diff --git a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/SSLSocket.pm b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/SSLSocket.pm
index 99a4107..4bdf637 100644
--- a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/SSLSocket.pm
+++ b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/SSLSocket.pm
@@ -17,19 +17,18 @@
 # under the License.
 #
 
-require 5.6.0;
+use 5.10.0;
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
 use Thrift;
-use Thrift::Transport;
+use Thrift::Socket;
 
 use IO::Socket::SSL;
-use IO::Select;
 
 package Thrift::SSLSocket;
-
 use base qw( Thrift::Socket );
+use version 0.77; our $VERSION = version->declare("$Thrift::VERSION");
 
 #
 # Construction and usage
diff --git a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/Server.pm b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/Server.pm
index 5829e67..fc9ca30 100644
--- a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/Server.pm
+++ b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/Server.pm
@@ -17,25 +17,31 @@
 # under the License.
 #
 
-require 5.6.0;
+use 5.10.0;
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
 use Thrift;
-use Thrift::BufferedTransport;
 use Thrift::BinaryProtocol;
+use Thrift::BufferedTransport;
+use Thrift::Exception;
 
 #
 # Server base class module
 #
 package Thrift::Server;
+use version 0.77; our $VERSION = version->declare("$Thrift::VERSION");
 
+#
 # 3 possible constructors:
 #   1.  (processor, serverTransport)
+#       Uses a BufferedTransportFactory and a BinaryProtocolFactory.
 #   2.  (processor, serverTransport, transportFactory, protocolFactory)
+#       Uses the same factory for input and output of each type.
 #   3.  (processor, serverTransport,
 #        inputTransportFactory, outputTransportFactory,
 #        inputProtocolFactory, outputProtocolFactory)
+#
 sub new
 {
     my $classname    = shift;
@@ -61,7 +67,7 @@
     }
     else
     {
-      die "Thrift::Server expects exactly 2, 4, or 6 args";
+      die new Thrift::TException("Thrift::Server expects exactly 2, 4, or 6 args");
     }
 
     return bless($self,$classname);
@@ -109,7 +115,7 @@
     my $self = shift;
     my $e    = shift;
 
-    if ($e =~ m/TException/ and exists $e->{message}) {
+    if ($e->isa("Thrift::TException") and exists $e->{message}) {
         my $message = $e->{message};
         my $code    = $e->{code};
         my $out     = $code . ':' . $message;
@@ -129,14 +135,15 @@
 # SimpleServer from the Server base class that handles one connection at a time
 #
 package Thrift::SimpleServer;
-use base qw( Thrift::Server );
+use parent -norequire, 'Thrift::Server';
+use version 0.77; our $VERSION = version->declare("$Thrift::VERSION");
 
 sub new
 {
     my $classname = shift;
-    my @args      = @_;
 
-    my $self      = $classname->SUPER::new(@args);
+    my $self      = $classname->SUPER::new(@_);
+
     return bless($self,$classname);
 }
 
@@ -172,9 +179,9 @@
 # ForkingServer that forks a new process for each request
 #
 package Thrift::ForkingServer;
-use base qw( Thrift::Server );
-
+use parent -norequire, 'Thrift::Server';
 use POSIX ":sys_wait_h";
+use version 0.77; our $VERSION = version->declare("$Thrift::VERSION");
 
 sub new
 {
@@ -217,7 +224,7 @@
 
         my $pid = fork();
 
-        if ($pid) #parent
+        if ($pid)
         {
             $self->_parent($pid, $itrans, $otrans);
         } else {
@@ -278,7 +285,7 @@
           $file->close();
         }
     }; if($@) {
-        if ($@ =~ m/TException/ and exists $@->{message}) {
+        if ($@->isa("Thrift::TException") and exists $@->{message}) {
             my $message = $@->{message};
             my $code    = $@->{code};
             my $out     = $code . ':' . $message;
diff --git a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/ServerSocket.pm b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/ServerSocket.pm
index 89664f6..51f83b4 100644
--- a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/ServerSocket.pm
+++ b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/ServerSocket.pm
@@ -17,18 +17,19 @@
 # under the License.
 #
 
-require 5.6.0;
+use 5.10.0;
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
 use IO::Socket::INET;
 use IO::Select;
 use Thrift;
+use Thrift::Transport;
 use Thrift::Socket;
 
 package Thrift::ServerSocket;
-
 use base qw( Thrift::ServerTransport );
+use version 0.77; our $VERSION = version->declare("$Thrift::VERSION");
 
 #
 # Constructor.
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@
     my $classname = shift;
     my $args      = shift;
     my $self;
-    
+
     # Support both old-style "port number" construction and newer...
     if (ref($args) eq 'HASH') {
         $self = $args;
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@
     if (not defined $self->{queue}) {
         $self->{queue} = 128;
     }
-    
+
     return bless($self, $classname);
 }
 
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@
             $self->{debugHandler}->($error);
         }
 
-        die new Thrift::TException($error);
+        die new Thrift::TTransportException($error, Thrift::TTransportException::NOT_OPEN);
     };
 
     $self->{handle} = $sock;
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@
 
 sub __client
 {
-	return new Thrift::Socket();
+  return new Thrift::Socket();
 }
 
 sub __listen
diff --git a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/Socket.pm b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/Socket.pm
index c8e333b..ae248df 100644
--- a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/Socket.pm
+++ b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/Socket.pm
@@ -17,19 +17,20 @@
 # under the License.
 #
 
-require 5.6.0;
+use 5.10.0;
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
 use Thrift;
+use Thrift::Exception;
 use Thrift::Transport;
 
 use IO::Socket::INET;
 use IO::Select;
 
 package Thrift::Socket;
-
 use base qw( Thrift::Transport );
+use version 0.77; our $VERSION = version->declare("$Thrift::VERSION");
 
 #
 # Construction and usage
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@
 
     my $sock = $self->__open() || do {
         my $error = ref($self).': Could not connect to '.$self->{host}.':'.$self->{port}.' ('.$!.')';
-        die new Thrift::TException($error);
+        die new Thrift::TTransportException($error, Thrift::TTransportException::NOT_OPEN);
     };
 
     $self->{handle} = new IO::Select( $sock );
@@ -158,8 +159,8 @@
 
         if (!defined $buf || $buf eq '') {
 
-            die new Thrift::TException(ref($self).': Could not read '.$len.' bytes from '.
-                               $self->{host}.':'.$self->{port});
+            die new Thrift::TTransportException(ref($self).': Could not read '.$len.' bytes from '.
+                               $self->{host}.':'.$self->{port}, Thrift::TTransportException::END_OF_FILE);
 
         } elsif ((my $sz = length($buf)) < $len) {
 
@@ -190,8 +191,8 @@
 
     if (!defined $buf || $buf eq '') {
 
-        die new TException(ref($self).': Could not read '.$len.' bytes from '.
-                           $self->{host}.':'.$self->{port});
+        die new Thrift::TTransportException(ref($self).': Could not read '.$len.' bytes from '.
+                           $self->{host}.':'.$self->{port}, Thrift::TTransportException::END_OF_FILE);
 
     }
 
@@ -216,16 +217,16 @@
         my @sockets = $self->{handle}->can_write( $self->{sendTimeout} / 1000 );
 
         if(@sockets == 0){
-            die new Thrift::TException(ref($self).': timed out writing to bytes from '.
-                                       $self->{host}.':'.$self->{port});
+            die new Thrift::TTransportException(ref($self).': timed out writing to bytes from '.
+                                       $self->{host}.':'.$self->{port}, Thrift::TTransportException::TIMED_OUT);
         }
 
         my $sent = $self->__send($sockets[0], $buf);
 
         if (!defined $sent || $sent == 0 ) {
 
-            die new Thrift::TException(ref($self).': Could not write '.length($buf).' bytes '.
-                                 $self->{host}.':'.$self->{host});
+            die new Thrift::TTransportException(ref($self).': Could not write '.length($buf).' bytes '.
+                                 $self->{host}.':'.$self->{host}, Thrift::TTransportException::END_OF_FILE);
 
         }
 
@@ -313,8 +314,8 @@
     my @sockets = $self->{handle}->can_read( $self->{recvTimeout} / 1000 );
 
     if (@sockets == 0) {
-        die new Thrift::TException(ref($self).': timed out reading from '.
-                                   $self->{host}.':'.$self->{port});
+        die new Thrift::TTransportException(ref($self).': timed out reading from '.
+                                   $self->{host}.':'.$self->{port}, Thrift::TTransportException::TIMED_OUT);
     }
 
     return $sockets[0];
diff --git a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/Transport.pm b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/Transport.pm
index 5ec6fee..10c8ce2 100644
--- a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/Transport.pm
+++ b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/Transport.pm
@@ -17,17 +17,19 @@
 # under the License.
 #
 
-require 5.6.0;
+use 5.10.0;
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
 use Thrift;
+use Thrift::Exception;
 
 #
 # Transport exceptions
 #
-package TTransportException;
+package Thrift::TTransportException;
 use base('Thrift::TException');
+use version 0.77; our $VERSION = version->declare("$Thrift::VERSION");
 
 use constant UNKNOWN      => 0;
 use constant NOT_OPEN     => 1;
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@
 use constant TIMED_OUT    => 3;
 use constant END_OF_FILE  => 4;
 
-sub new{
+sub new {
     my $classname = shift;
     my $self      = $classname->SUPER::new(@_);
 
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@
 }
 
 package Thrift::Transport;
+use version 0.77; our $VERSION = version->declare("$Thrift::VERSION");
 
 #
 # Whether this transport is open.
@@ -81,8 +84,7 @@
 #
 sub read
 {
-    my ($len);
-    die("abstract");
+    die "abstract";
 }
 
 #
@@ -114,7 +116,6 @@
 #
 sub write
 {
-    my ($buf);
     die "abstract";
 }
 
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@
 # TransportFactory creates transport objects from transports
 #
 package Thrift::TransportFactory;
+use version 0.77; our $VERSION = version->declare("$Thrift::VERSION");
 
 sub new {
     my $classname = shift;
@@ -156,6 +158,7 @@
 #  ServerTransport base class module
 #
 package Thrift::ServerTransport;
+use version 0.77; our $VERSION = version->declare("$Thrift::VERSION");
 
 sub listen
 {
diff --git a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/Type.pm b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/Type.pm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad8da3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/Type.pm
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+#
+
+use 5.10.0;
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+use Thrift;
+
+#
+# Data types that can be sent via Thrift
+#
+package Thrift::TType;
+use version 0.77; our $VERSION = version->declare("$Thrift::VERSION");
+
+use constant STOP   => 0;
+use constant VOID   => 1;
+use constant BOOL   => 2;
+use constant BYTE   => 3;
+use constant I08    => 3;
+use constant DOUBLE => 4;
+use constant I16    => 6;
+use constant I32    => 8;
+use constant I64    => 10;
+use constant STRING => 11;
+use constant UTF7   => 11;
+use constant STRUCT => 12;
+use constant MAP    => 13;
+use constant SET    => 14;
+use constant LIST   => 15;
+use constant UTF8   => 16;
+use constant UTF16  => 17;
+
+1;
diff --git a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/UnixServerSocket.pm b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/UnixServerSocket.pm
index 3251a00..7b857ce 100644
--- a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/UnixServerSocket.pm
+++ b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/UnixServerSocket.pm
@@ -17,19 +17,19 @@
 # under the License.
 #
 
-require 5.6.0;
+use 5.10.0;
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
 use Thrift;
+use Thrift::ServerSocket;
 use Thrift::UnixSocket;
 
 use IO::Socket::UNIX;
-use IO::Select;
 
 package Thrift::UnixServerSocket;
-
 use base qw( Thrift::ServerSocket );
+use version 0.77; our $VERSION = version->declare("$Thrift::VERSION");
 
 #
 # Constructor.
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 
 sub __client
 {
-	return new Thrift::UnixSocket();
+  return new Thrift::UnixSocket();
 }
 
 sub __listen
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
         if ($self->{debug}) {
             $self->{debugHandler}->($error);
         }
-        die new Thrift::TException($error);
+        die new Thrift::TTransportException($error, Thrift::TTransportException::NOT_OPEN);
     };
 
     return $sock;
diff --git a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/UnixSocket.pm b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/UnixSocket.pm
index 15886fb..8b00450 100644
--- a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/UnixSocket.pm
+++ b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/UnixSocket.pm
@@ -17,19 +17,18 @@
 # under the License.
 #
 
-require 5.6.0;
+use 5.10.0;
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
 use Thrift;
-use Thrift::Transport;
+use Thrift::Socket;
 
 use IO::Socket::UNIX;
-use IO::Select;
 
 package Thrift::UnixSocket;
-
 use base qw( Thrift::Socket );
+use version 0.77; our $VERSION = version->declare("$Thrift::VERSION");
 
 #
 # Constructor.
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@
 {
     my $classname = shift;
     my $self      = $classname->SUPER::new();
-    $self->{path} = shift;     
+    $self->{path} = shift;
     return bless($self, $classname);
 }
 
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@
         if ($self->{debug}) {
             $self->{debugHandler}->($error);
         }
-        die new Thrift::TException($error);
+        die new Thrift::TTransportException($error, Thrift::TTransportException::NOT_OPEN);
     };
 
     return $sock;
diff --git a/lib/perl/test/multiplex.t b/lib/perl/test/multiplex.t
index 76f2706..90a9b4d 100644
--- a/lib/perl/test/multiplex.t
+++ b/lib/perl/test/multiplex.t
@@ -22,15 +22,13 @@
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
-use Thrift;
-use Thrift::Socket;
-use Thrift::Server;
-use Thrift::MultiplexedProcessor;
 use Thrift::BinaryProtocol;
-use Thrift::MemoryBuffer;
 use Thrift::FramedTransport;
 use Thrift::MemoryBuffer;
-
+use Thrift::MessageType;
+use Thrift::MultiplexedProcessor;
+use Thrift::Server;
+use Thrift::Socket;
 
 use BenchmarkService;
 use Aggr;
@@ -103,7 +101,7 @@
 
     $aggr_protocol->readMessageBegin(\$function_name, \$message_type, \$sequence_id);
 
-    if ($message_type == TMessageType::EXCEPTION) {
+    if ($message_type == Thrift::TMessageType::EXCEPTION) {
        die;
     }
     
@@ -116,7 +114,7 @@
 
 $aggr_protocol->readMessageBegin(\$function_name, \$message_type, \$sequence_id);
 
-if ($message_type == TMessageType::EXCEPTION) {
+if ($message_type == Thrift::TMessageType::EXCEPTION) {
     die;
 }
     
@@ -132,7 +130,7 @@
 
     $benchmark_protocol->readMessageBegin(\$function_name, \$message_type, \$sequence_id);
 
-    if ($message_type == TMessageType::EXCEPTION) {
+    if ($message_type == Thrift::TMessageType::EXCEPTION) {
         die;
     }
     my $benchmark_result = BenchmarkService_fibonacci_result->new();
diff --git a/lib/perl/test/processor.t b/lib/perl/test/processor.t
index 1d8be73..f833035 100644
--- a/lib/perl/test/processor.t
+++ b/lib/perl/test/processor.t
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
-use Thrift;
 use Thrift::BinaryProtocol;
 use Thrift::MemoryBuffer;
+use Thrift::MessageType;
 
 use ThriftTest::ThriftTest;
 use ThriftTest::Types;
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     $protocol->readMessageBegin(\$function_name, \$message_type, \$sequence_id);
     print "  $function_name, $message_type, $sequence_id\n";
 
-    if ($message_type == TMessageType::EXCEPTION) {
+    if ($message_type == Thrift::TMessageType::EXCEPTION) {
         die;
     }
 
diff --git a/test/perl/TestClient.pl b/test/perl/TestClient.pl
index 483c964..6f3cbc9 100755
--- a/test/perl/TestClient.pl
+++ b/test/perl/TestClient.pl
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # under the License.
 #
 
-require 5.6.0;
+use 5.10.0;
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 use Data::Dumper;
diff --git a/test/perl/TestServer.pl b/test/perl/TestServer.pl
index e2835f4..c97067e 100644
--- a/test/perl/TestServer.pl
+++ b/test/perl/TestServer.pl
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # under the License.
 #
 
-require 5.6.0;
+use 5.10.0;
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 use Data::Dumper;