Another topic idea for wiki documentation: How to set up a perl development environment for PDL. This would include compilers, editors, download links, perl versions...
* linux * cygwin * win32 (ActivePerl, Strawberry perl ...) * mac os As in I've been meaning to set up a PDL testbed on my XP machine for win32 perls (ActivePerl and Strawberry) but have not had time to work through the what, where, and how of all the pieces... --Chris Chris Marshall wrote: > Hi David, > > Thanks for taking on the documentation update. > Here are some quick thoughts: > > 1) How about "Installing PDL Manually" as the title? The other > seems like it might discourage folks from working with PDL. > > 2) Add why one would want or need to do a manual build/install to overview: > * test new releases before installing > * contribute to PDL development > * debug build problems (better diagnostics, more control) > * customized builds > > 3) Separate the build/install work into four parts > * advance setup (#1-2) > * getting PDL sources (sf.net, CPAN official and developers releases, > git) > * building PDL > * using or installing PDL (e.g. perl -Mblib perldl, make install, > PERL5LIB) > > > David Mertens wrote: >> Hey folks - >> >> The wiki has a few rather dated looking pages about installing PDL on >> various OSes, but nothing about installing PDL for a system without a >> PDL package. I've decided there needs to be a page on the wiki for this >> and I am soliciting your help in getting the most accurate info into the >> wiki. Here's what I've got (the actual wiki page can be found at >> https://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/pdl/index.php?title=Installing_PDL_the_slow_and_tedious_way): >> ...snip... _______________________________________________ Perldl mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.jach.hawaii.edu/mailman/listinfo/perldl
