might have come with your module!
Also note that these instructions are tailored for installing the
-module into your system's repository of Perl modules -- but you can
+module into your system's repository of Perl modules, but you can
install modules into any directory you wish. For instance, where I
say C<perl Makefile.PL>, you can substitute C<perl Makefile.PL
PREFIX=/my/perl_directory> to install the modules into
=item *
-B<If you're on a Unix or Linux system,>
+B<If you're on a Unix or Unix-like system,>
You can use Andreas Koenig's CPAN module
( http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/CPAN )
Decompress the file with C<gzip -d yourmodule.tar.gz>
-You can get gzip from ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu.
+You can get gzip from ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/
Or, you can combine this step with the next to save disk space:
Go into the newly-created directory and type:
perl Makefile.PL
- make
make test
or
in your Perl 5 library directory. Often, you'll need to be root.
That's all you need to do on Unix systems with dynamic linking.
-Most Unix systems have dynamic linking -- if yours doesn't, or if for
+Most Unix systems have dynamic linking. If yours doesn't, or if for
another reason you have a statically-linked perl, B<and> the
module requires compilation, you'll need to build a new Perl binary
that includes the module. Again, you'll probably need to be root.
C. BUILD
+You'll need the C<nmake> utility, available at
+http://download.microsoft.com/download/vc15/Patch/1.52/W95/EN-US/nmake15.exe
+or dmake, available on CPAN.
+http://search.cpan.org/dist/dmake/
+
Does the module require compilation (i.e. does it have files that end
-in .xs, .c, .h, .y, .cc, .cxx, or .C)? If it doesn't, go to INSTALL.
-If it does, life is now officially tough for you, because you have to
-compile the module yourself -- no easy feat on Windows. You'll need
-the C<nmake> utility, available at
-ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/Softlib/MSLFILES/nmake15.exe.
+in .xs, .c, .h, .y, .cc, .cxx, or .C)? If it does, life is now
+officially tough for you, because you have to compile the module
+yourself (no easy feat on Windows). You'll need a compiler such as
+Visual C++. Alternatively, you can download a pre-built PPM package
+from ActiveState.
+http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Downloads/ActivePerl/PPM/
+
+Go into the newly-created directory and type:
+
+ perl Makefile.PL
+ nmake test
+
D. INSTALL
-Copy the module into your Perl's I<lib> directory. That'll be one
-of the directories you see when you type
+While still in that directory, type:
- perl -e 'print "@INC"'
+ nmake install
=item *
-B<If you're using a Macintosh,>
+B<If you're using a Macintosh with "Classic" MacOS and MacPerl,>
A. DECOMPRESS
B<untarzipme> droplet, which will decompress and unpack for you.
B<Or>, you can either use the shareware B<StuffIt Expander> program
-( http://www.aladdinsys.com/expander/ )
-in combination with B<DropStuff with Expander Enhancer>
-( http://www.aladdinsys.com/dropstuff/ )
+( http://my.smithmicro.com/mac/stuffit/ )
or the freeware B<MacGzip> program (
http://persephone.cps.unizar.es/general/gente/spd/gzip/gzip.html ).
must be compiled, and you cannot install it "out of the box."
(See L<"PORTABILITY">.)
-If a module does not work on MacPerl but should, or needs to be
-compiled, see if the module exists already as a port on the
-MacPerl Module Porters site (http://pudge.net/mmp/).
-For more information on doing XS with MacPerl yourself, see
-Arved Sandstrom's XS tutorial (http://macperl.com/depts/Tutorials/),
-and then consider uploading your binary to the CPAN and
-registering it on the MMP site.
-
D. INSTALL
If you are using cpan-mac, just drop the folder on the
A. DECOMPRESS
-djtarx ( ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/gnu/djgpp/v2/ )
+djtarx ( ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2/ )
will both uncompress and unpack.
B. UNPACK
Go into the newly-created directory and type:
perl Makefile.PL
- make
make test
You will need the packages mentioned in F<README.dos>
Executables for gzip, zip, and VMStar:
- http://www.openvms.digital.com/freeware/
- http://www.crinoid.com/utils/
+ http://www.hp.com/go/openvms/freeware/
and their source code:
Now you're ready to build:
- mms
mms test
Substitute C<mmk> for C<mms> above if you're using MMK.
The BUILD and INSTALL steps are identical to those for Unix. Some
modules generate Makefiles that work better with GNU make, which is
-available from http://www.mks.com/s390/gnu/index.htm.
+available from http://www.mks.com/s390/gnu/
=back
Jon Orwant
-orwant@tpj.com
-
-The Perl Journal, http://tpj.com
+orwant@medita.mit.edu
with invaluable help from Chris Nandor, and valuable help from Brandon
Allbery, Charles Bailey, Graham Barr, Dominic Dunlop, Jarkko
=head1 COPYRIGHT
-Copyright (C) 1998, 2001 Jon Orwant. All Rights Reserved.
-
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-
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+Copyright (C) 1998, 2002, 2003 Jon Orwant. All Rights Reserved.
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