- on Linux distributions based on RPMs, you will need to install
'perl-core' rather than just 'perl'.
- It is highly recommended that you have at least Perl version 5.10
- installed.
+ You MUST have at least Perl version 5.10.0 installed. This minimum
+ requirement is due to our use of regexp backslash sequence \R among
+ other features that didn't exist in core Perl before that version.
Notes on Perl on Windows
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- If you will build on Cygwin (and possibly some other POSIX layers),
- Perl is already part of your distribution. Simply use the Cygwin
- package manager to make sure Perl gets installed.
-
- Otherwise, you will need to install Perl separately. The Perl
- package that we know of is ActiveState Perl, available from
+ There are a number of build targets that can be viewed as "Windows".
+ Indeed, there are VC-* configs targeting VisualStudio C, as well as
+ MinGW and Cygwin. The key recommendation is to use "matching" Perl,
+ one that matches build environment. For example, if you will build
+ on Cygwin be sure to use the Cygwin package manager to install Perl.
+ For VC-* builds we recommend ActiveState Perl, available from
http://www.activestate.com/ActivePerl.
Notes on Perl on VMS
You will need to install Perl separately. One way to do so is to
download the source from http://perl.org/, unpacking it, reading
README.vms and follow instructions. Another way is to download a
- .PCSI file from http://sourceforge.net/projects/vmsperlkit/files/
- and install it using the POLYCENTER install tool.
+ .PCSI file from http://www.vmsperl.com/ and install it using the
+ POLYCENTER install tool.
Notes on Perl modules we use
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