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diff --git a/pod/perlfaq2.pod b/pod/perlfaq2.pod index 31c1b2c17a..2123c9e34f 100644 --- a/pod/perlfaq2.pod +++ b/pod/perlfaq2.pod @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ =head1 NAME -perlfaq2 - Obtaining and Learning about Perl ($Revision: 7861 $) +perlfaq2 - Obtaining and Learning about Perl ($Revision: 7996 $) =head1 DESCRIPTION @@ -32,6 +32,15 @@ might be based upon a less current source release of perl). =head2 How can I get a binary version of perl? +For Windows, ActiveState provides a pre-built Perl for free: + + http://www.activestate.com/ + +Sunfreeware.com provides binaries for many utilities, including +Perl, for Solaris on both Intel and SPARC hardware: + + http://www.sunfreeware.com/ + If you don't have a C compiler because your vendor for whatever reasons did not include one with your system, the best thing to do is grab a binary version of gcc from the net and use that to compile perl @@ -40,13 +49,13 @@ get free compilers for, not for Unix systems. Some URLs that might help you are: - http://www.cpan.org/ports/ - http://www.perl.com/pub/language/info/software.html + http://www.cpan.org/ports/ + http://www.perl.com/pub/language/info/software.html -Someone looking for a perl for Win16 might look to Laszlo Molnar's djgpp -port in http://www.cpan.org/ports/#msdos , which comes with clear -installation instructions. A simple installation guide for MS-DOS using -Ilya Zakharevich's OS/2 port is available at +Someone looking for a perl for Win16 might look to Laszlo Molnar's +djgpp port in http://www.cpan.org/ports/#msdos , which comes with +clear installation instructions. A simple installation guide for +MS-DOS using Ilya Zakharevich's OS/2 port is available at http://www.cs.ruu.nl/%7Epiet/perl5dos.html and similarly for Windows 3.1 at http://www.cs.ruu.nl/%7Epiet/perlwin3.html . @@ -501,9 +510,9 @@ the I<What is CPAN?> question earlier in this document. =head1 REVISION -Revision: $Revision: 7861 $ +Revision: $Revision: 7996 $ -Date: $Date: 2006-09-29 22:19:18 +0200 (ven, 29 sep 2006) $ +Date: $Date: 2006-11-01 09:24:38 +0100 (mer, 01 nov 2006) $ See L<perlfaq> for source control details and availability. |