On 2006–04–04, at 17:44, Cheryl Chase wrote:
Are there OS functions that rely on perl? What sorts of things?
Yes. Not many, though. You can see what's there if you type
$ locate *.pl
in a terminal window.
Are there nice directions somewhere for setting up a separate install?
$ man perlmacosx
should do the trick. The version of the file that comes with recent
Perl distributions is more up-to-date, though. Try
$ pod2text /your/path/to/perl-5.8.8/README.macosx | more
Even if you want to stick with 5.8.6 for your separate install, you
may find it worth looking at the 5.8.8 README.macosx, as the recent
changes are relevant to older Perls too. If you don't have the 5.8.8
distribution downloaded, you can see the file on-line at <http://
public.activestate.com/cgi-bin/perlbrowse?file=README.macosx&rev=>.
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Dominic Dunlop
