X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=a46391ac6110b2dd6307d96050e76303b2f7931f;hb=6e449a3ab1e3bd9d7e138ca681c733e57d4daa49;hp=65b5d8a28fbfddeca3b292a5ae72912857d898c9;hpb=a0bda3fbbd18086a4b6043f125d2b181ebb3ea58;p=p5sagit%2Fp5-mst-13.2.git diff --git a/README b/README index 65b5d8a..a46391a 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ 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 by Larry Wall and others. +All rights reserved. @@ -20,6 +21,9 @@ third-party modules. 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. @@ -30,10 +34,13 @@ INSTALLATION 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 @@ -57,8 +64,8 @@ using the 'perlbug' tool. For more information about perlbug, either type '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/ @@ -93,8 +100,8 @@ 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 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,