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26d9b02f 1If you read this file _as_is_, just ignore the funny characters you see.
2It is written in the POD format (see pod/perlpod.pod) which is specially
3designed to be readable as is.
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5=head1 NAME
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7README.macos - Perl under Mac OS (Classic)
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26d9b02f 9=head1 SYNOPSIS
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11This document briefly describes perl under Mac OS (Classic).
12If you are running perl under Mac OS X, you don't want to be
13here (unless you are in the Classic environment under Mac OS X).
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0422ea20 15When we say "Mac OS" below, we mean Mac OS 7, 8, and 9, and I<not>
16Mac OS X.
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26d9b02f 19=head1 DESCRIPTION
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ee1db23e 21The latest perl source itself builds on Mac OS, with some additional
22pieces. Support for Mac OS is now in the perl core, and MacPerl is kept
23in close sync with regular perl releases.
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26d9b02f 25To build perl for Mac OS (as an MPW tool), you will need the addition
0422ea20 26of the F<macos> subdirectory, distributed separately. It includes extra
27source files, config files, and make files. It also includes extra
28Mac-specific modules.
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0422ea20 30To build the MacPerl application, you will also need the F<macperl>
26d9b02f 31directory, which includes the source files for creating the
32application itself.
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862b5365 34All of this is available from the development site, via
0422ea20 35HTTP (in the MacPerl Installer, which includes all the source
36and binaries) and anonymous CVS.
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862b5365 38 http://dev.macperl.org/
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ee1db23e 40The source is also in the main perl repository in the macperl
41branch (the 5.6 source is in the maint-5.6/macperl branch).
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43You will also need compilers and libraries, all of them freely
44available. These are linked to from the SourceForge site. Go that site
45for all things having to do with MacPerl development.
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0422ea20 47MacPerl 5.6.1 and later are supported on Mac OS 8.1 and later, for 68040
48and PowerPC architectures. The MPW tool may be used on Mac OS 7.5.5
49and 68030 computers.
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51MacPerl 5.2.0r4 is also available, on the CPAN and on SourceForge. It
ee1db23e 52is based on perl 5.004, and works with Mac OS 7.5.5 and 68030 computers.
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26d9b02f 55=head1 AUTHOR
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57perl was ported to Mac OS by Matthias Neeracher
58E<lt>neeracher@mac.comE<gt>. It is currently maintained by Chris
59Nandor E<lt>pudge@pobox.comE<gt>.
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26d9b02f 62=head1 DATE
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ee1db23e 64Last modified 2002.05.02.