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diff --git a/README.macos b/README.macos index ab01d90703..ba7d78a278 100644 --- a/README.macos +++ b/README.macos @@ -8,15 +8,14 @@ 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 early versions of -Mac OS X). +For Mac OS X see README.macosx + +Perl under Mac OS Classic has not been supported since before Perl 5.10 +(April 2004). When we say "Mac OS" below, we mean Mac OS 7, 8, and 9, and I<not> Mac OS X. - =head1 DESCRIPTION The port of Perl to to Mac OS was officially removed as of Perl 5.12, @@ -24,11 +23,8 @@ though the last official production release of MacPerl corresponded to Perl 5.6. While Perl 5.10 included the port to Mac OS, ExtUtils::MakeMaker, a core part of Perl's module installation infrastructure officially dropped support for Mac OS in April 2004. -Historical information (and working binaries of the last released version) -are available from L<http://dev.macperl.org> as of October 2009. - =head1 AUTHOR -perl was ported to Mac OS by Matthias Neeracher +Perl was ported to Mac OS by Matthias Neeracher E<lt>neeracher@mac.comE<gt>. Chris Nandor E<lt>pudge@pobox.comE<gt> continued development and maintenance for the duration of the port's life. |