X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=7cc8021f009ae9082e28de4f34d42a28ccc9c966;hb=5a0924038aa1098308ad491a6148bc59d3045ce6;hp=0a7ab1ce967b338a9228112043e9e4e0d4d3f6be;hpb=c07a80fdfe3926b5eb0585b674aa5d1f57b32ade;p=p5sagit%2Fp5-mst-13.2.git diff --git a/README b/README index 0a7ab1c..7cc8021 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Perl Kit, Version 5.0 - Copyright 1989-1996, Larry Wall + Copyright 1989-1997, Larry Wall All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify @@ -62,24 +62,24 @@ in MANIFEST. Installation -1) Detailed instructions are in the file INSTALL. In brief, the -following should work on most systems: +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. +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.) 2) Read the manual entries before running perl. 3) IMPORTANT! Help save the world! Communicate any problems and suggested -patches to me, lwall@sems.com (Larry Wall), 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. +patches to perlbug@perl.com 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.