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authorH.Merijn Brand <h.m.brand@xs4all.nl>2010-05-31 14:35:09 +0200
committerH.Merijn Brand <h.m.brand@xs4all.nl>2010-05-31 14:35:09 +0200
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State the requirement of a C89 compliant ANSI C-compiler
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@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ any prefix location by adding "-Dprefix='/some/dir'" to Configure's args.
To explicitly name the perl binary, use the command
"make install PERLNAME=myperl".
+Building perl from source requires an ANSI compliant C-Compiler.
+A minimum of C89 is required. Some features available in C99 will
+be probed for and used when found. The perl build process does not
+rely on anything more than C89.
+
These options, and many more, are explained in further detail below.
If you have problems, corrections, or questions, please see