README.pod

   1 =head1 Welcome to Catalyst
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   3 This is the Runtime distribution for the L<Catalyst MVC framework|http://www.catalystframework.org/>.
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   5 For more information about Catalyst, write
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   7     perldoc Catalyst
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   9 at the command line, or visit http://www.catalystframework.org/.
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  11 =head2 Getting Started
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  13 1. Install Catalyst if you haven't yet:
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  15     cpanm Catalyst
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  17 2. Create a new catalyst application:
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  19     catalyst.pl DemoApp
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  21 3. Change the directory to the newly created directory and start the built-in developer server
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  23     cd DemoApp; plackup -Ilib demoapp.psgi
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  25 4. Go to http://localhost:5000 and you'll see the default welcome page.
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  27 =head2 Resources
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  29 You can also install L<Catalyst::Manual|https://metacpan.org/module/Catalyst::Manual>
  30 from CPAN for more comprehensive information.
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  32 If you are going to write your own Catalyst application, you will need to
  33 install L<Catalyst::Devel|https://metacpan.org/module/Catalyst::Devel>.
  34 Afterwards run I<catalyst.pl> for more information about creating your first
  35 app.
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  37 =head2 Contributing
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  39 If you would like to contribute to Catalyst, please
  40 L<join us|http://chat.mibbit.com/#catalyst@irc.perl.org> on IRC,
  41 or visit the L<mailing list|http://lists.scsys.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/catalyst>.