Hand install? We all know about CPAN, right?
sudo perl -MCPAN -e shell;
http://search.cpan.org/
Joe Erickson
EYEMG
Puzzle Smith
On Sunday, April 22, 2001, at 03:06 AM, Jeff wrote:
> On Friday, April 20, 2001, at 06:40 AM, Justin Simoni wrote:
>
>> Since this is somewhat a new list, I am very curious of hearing what
>> people
>> are using Perl on MacOSX for. It seems that people who are serious
>> about
>> coding would opt for a linux or FreeBsd alternative, since this is most
>> likely what these program will be run under when they're released.
>
> I've been doing Perl coding on Linux and OS X Server boxes, and am
> happy that OS X for the masses is out - it's a great platform for Perl
> coding, especially because you can do fun tricks that work in
> conjunction with other things that OS X can do. With the exception of
> the install CD on Linux containing more Perl libraries that I don't
> have to hand install, OS X is a fine Perl platform. I have Perl-coding
> friends who are now willing to give OS X a look now that they can
> program on it in a way they're used to. It also opens up new
> possibilities for Mac-heads who welcome the new dimension.
>
> As for examples, I've got probably >10 different Perl programs (big
> ones, too) running on my OS X servers here, talking happily with Apache
> and MySQL. My OS X site, http://osx.hyperjeff.net/ , especially the
> section on native apps, is all run by a small gang of Perl programs.
>
> I love being able to finally tap into the large archives of Perl
> programs out there for my Mac. I almost never have any troubles getting
> them to do what I need. Perl will, I think, be one of the sleeper
> languages that gets used a lot on OS X.
>
> Now that BBEdit is native on OS X, I'm especially psyched.
>
> Jeff
> http://hyperjeff.net
>
