X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=pod%2Fperlfaq2.pod;h=a276b83ce6f5f2c7795ec0a56ea933722a88b7b9;hb=e6b15316e591e84ea88b426914b9d56a4d045112;hp=2123c9e34f749bde44ab3a82480d1b57d3ec4680;hpb=322be77cf3591e0aababbee447c7120f06124b11;p=p5sagit%2Fp5-mst-13.2.git diff --git a/pod/perlfaq2.pod b/pod/perlfaq2.pod index 2123c9e..a276b83 100644 --- a/pod/perlfaq2.pod +++ b/pod/perlfaq2.pod @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ =head1 NAME -perlfaq2 - Obtaining and Learning about Perl ($Revision: 7996 $) +perlfaq2 - Obtaining and Learning about Perl ($Revision: 8539 $) =head1 DESCRIPTION @@ -68,6 +68,16 @@ What you need to do is get a binary version of gcc for your system first. Consult the Usenet FAQs for your operating system for information on where to get such a binary version. +You might look around the net for a pre-built binary of Perl (or a +C compiler!) that meets your needs, though: + +For Windows, Vanilla Perl (http://vanillaperl.com/) comes with a +bundled C compiler. ActivePerl is a pre-compiled version of Perl +ready-to-use. + +For Sun systems, SunFreeware.com provides binaries of most popular +applications, including compilers and Perl. + =head2 I copied the perl binary from one machine to another, but scripts don't work. That's probably because you forgot libraries, or library paths differ. @@ -510,15 +520,15 @@ the I question earlier in this document. =head1 REVISION -Revision: $Revision: 7996 $ +Revision: $Revision: 8539 $ -Date: $Date: 2006-11-01 09:24:38 +0100 (mer, 01 nov 2006) $ +Date: $Date: 2007-01-11 00:07:14 +0100 (Thu, 11 Jan 2007) $ See L for source control details and availability. =head1 AUTHOR AND COPYRIGHT -Copyright (c) 1997-2006 Tom Christiansen, Nathan Torkington, and +Copyright (c) 1997-2007 Tom Christiansen, Nathan Torkington, and other authors as noted. All rights reserved. This documentation is free; you can redistribute it and/or modify it