X-Git-Url: https://perl5.git.perl.org/perl5.git/blobdiff_plain/8d814b804e379974e16ec397b78d6c0812467daf..5d0b10e0e277da4dc4a7c7f47ea4de1c0bbe695a:/README diff --git a/README b/README index a5333d2..703c8e6 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,7 +1,9 @@ - Perl Kit, Version 5.0 + Perl Kit, Version 5 + + Copyright (C) 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, + 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 by Larry Wall and others - Copyright 1989-1997, Larry Wall All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify @@ -22,8 +24,10 @@ Kit, in the file named "Artistic". If not, I'll be glad to provide one. You should also have received a copy of the GNU General Public License - along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, - Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. + along with this program in the file named "Copying". If not, write to the + Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA + 02111-1307, USA or visit their web page on the internet at + http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html. For those of you that choose to use the GNU General Public License, my interpretation of the GNU General Public License is that no Perl @@ -50,49 +54,31 @@ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Perl is a language that combines some of the features of C, sed, awk -and shell. See the manual page for more hype. There are also two Nutshell -Handbooks published by O'Reilly & Assoc. See pod/perlbook.pod -for more information. +and shell. See the manual page for more hype. There are also many Perl +books available, covering a wide variety of topics, from various publishers. +See pod/perlbook.pod for more information. Please read all the directions below before you proceed any further, and then follow them carefully. -After you have unpacked your kit, you should have all the files listed -in MANIFEST. - Installation -1) Detailed instructions are in the file INSTALL which you should read. -In brief, the following should work on most systems: - rm -f config.sh - sh Configure - make - make test - make install -For most systems, it should be safe to accept all the Configure defaults. -(It is recommended that you accept the defaults the first time you build -or if you have any problems building.) +1) Detailed instructions are in the file "INSTALL", which you should +read if you are either installing on a system resembling Unix +or porting perl to another platform. For non-Unix platforms, see the +corresponding README. 2) Read the manual entries before running perl. 3) IMPORTANT! Help save the world! Communicate any problems and suggested -patches to perlbug@perl.com so we can keep the world in sync. +patches to perlbug@perl.org so we can keep the world in sync. If you have a problem, there's someone else out there who either has had -or will have the same problem. It's usually helpful if you send the -output of the "myconfig" script in the main perl directory. - -If you've succeeded in compiling perl, the perlbug script in the utils/ -subdirectory can be used to help mail in a bug report. - -If possible, send in patches such that the patch program will apply them. -Context diffs are the best, then normal diffs. Don't send ed scripts-- -I've probably changed my copy since the version you have. +or will have the same problem. See the section on "Reporting Problems" +in the INSTALL file. -Watch for perl patches in comp.lang.perl.announce. Patches will generally -be in a form usable by the patch program. If you are just now bringing -up perl and aren't sure how many patches there are, write to me and I'll -send any you don't have. Your current patch level is shown in -patchlevel.h. +The latest versions of perl are always available on the various CPAN +(Comprehensive Perl Archive Network) sites around the world. +See http://www.cpan.org/src/ . Just a personal note: I want you to know that I create nice things like this