README.macos

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 README.macos - Perl under Mac OS (Classic)
 
+
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
 This document briefly describes perl under Mac OS (Classic).
 If you are running perl under Mac OS X, you don't want to be
 here (unless you are in the Classic environment under Mac OS X).
 
-When we say "Mac OS" below, we mean pre-Mac OS X, which includes
-Mac OS 7, 8, and 9.
+When we say "Mac OS" below, we mean Mac OS 7, 8, and 9, and I<not>
+Mac OS X.
+
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
-The perl 5.6.1 source itself builds on Mac OS, with some additional
+The latest perl 5.6 source itself builds on Mac OS, with some additional
 pieces. Support for Mac OS is now in the perl core, and MacPerl will be
 able to, in the future, keep in closer sync with regular perl releases.
 
-At this time, though, it is very buggy, and is under development.  An
-alpha release is available, with work progressing toward a beta.
-
 To build perl for Mac OS (as an MPW tool), you will need the addition
-of the "macos" subdirectory, distributed separately.  It includes extra
-source files, config files, and make files.  It also includes a lot of
-extra Mac-specific modules.
+of the F<macos> subdirectory, distributed separately.  It includes extra
+source files, config files, and make files.  It also includes extra
+Mac-specific modules.
 
-To build the MacPerl application, you will also need the "macperl"
+To build the MacPerl application, you will also need the F<macperl>
 directory, which includes the source files for creating the
 application itself.
 
 All of this is available from the development site, via
-HTTP and anonymous CVS.
+HTTP (in the MacPerl Installer, which includes all the source
+and binaries) and anonymous CVS.
 
 	http://dev.macperl.org/
 
@@ -45,15 +45,21 @@ You will also need compilers and libraries, all of them freely
 available.  These are linked to from the SourceForge site. Go that site
 for all things having to do with MacPerl development.
 
-MacPerl 5.2.0r4 is available on the CPAN and on SourceForge.  It
+MacPerl 5.6.1 and later are supported on Mac OS 8.1 and later, for 68040
+and PowerPC architectures.  The MPW tool may be used on Mac OS 7.5.5
+and 68030 computers.
+
+MacPerl 5.2.0r4 is also available, on the CPAN and on SourceForge.  It
 is based on perl 5.004.
 
+
 =head1 AUTHOR
 
 perl was ported to Mac OS by Matthias Neeracher
 E<lt>neeracher@mac.comE<gt>.  It is currently maintained by Chris
 Nandor E<lt>pudge@pobox.comE<gt>.
 
+
 =head1 DATE
 
-Last modified 2001.07.19.
+Last modified 2002.02.28.