Perl is Copyright (C) 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,
-2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 by Larry Wall and others. All rights reserved.
+2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 by Larry Wall and others.
+All rights reserved.
For an introduction to the language's features, see pod/perlintro.pod.
+For a discussion of the important changes in this release, see
+pod/perl5100delta.pod. (This will also be installed as perldelta.pod).
+
There are also many Perl books available, covering a wide variety of topics,
from various publishers. See pod/perlbook.pod for more information.
If you're using a relatively modern operating system and want to
install this version of Perl locally, run the following commands:
- ./Configure -des -Dprefix=/opt/foo
+ ./Configure -des -Dprefix=$HOME/localperl
make test
make install
+This will configure and compile perl for your platform, run the regression
+tests, and install perl in a subdirectory "localperl" of your home directory.
+
If you run into any trouble whatsoever or you need to install a customized
version of Perl, you should read the detailed instructions in the "INSTALL"
file that came with this distribution. Additionally, there are a number of
'perldoc perlbug' or just 'perlbug' on a line by itself.
While it was current when we made it available, Perl is constantly evolving
-and there may be a more recent version that bugs you've run into or adds
-new features that you might find useful.
+and there may be a more recent version that fixes bugs you've run into or
+adds new features that you might find useful.
You can always find the latest version of perl on a CPAN (Comprehensive Perl
Archive Network) site near you at http://www.cpan.org/src/
You should also have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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
+Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+Boston, MA 02110-1301, 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,