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1 | If you read this file _as_is_, just ignore the funny characters you see. |
2 | It is written in the POD format (see pod/perlpod.pod) which is specially | |
3 | designed to be readable as is. | |
4 | ||
5 | =head1 NAME | |
6 | ||
7 | README.macos - Perl under Mac OS (Classic) | |
8 | ||
9 | =head1 SYNOPSIS | |
10 | ||
11 | This document briefly describes perl under Mac OS (Classic). | |
12 | If you are running perl under Mac OS X, you don't want to be | |
13 | here (unless you are in the Classic environment under Mac OS X). | |
14 | ||
15 | When we say "Mac OS" below, we mean Mac OS 7, 8, and 9, and I<not> | |
16 | Mac OS X. | |
17 | ||
18 | ||
19 | =head1 DESCRIPTION | |
20 | ||
21 | The latest perl source itself builds on Mac OS, with some additional | |
22 | pieces. Support for Mac OS is now in the perl core, and MacPerl is kept | |
23 | in close sync with regular perl releases. | |
24 | ||
25 | To build perl for Mac OS (as an MPW tool), you will need the addition | |
26 | of the F<macos> subdirectory, distributed separately. It includes extra | |
27 | source files, config files, and make files. It also includes extra | |
28 | Mac-specific modules. | |
29 | ||
30 | To build the MacPerl application, you will also need the F<macperl> | |
31 | directory, which includes the source files for creating the | |
32 | application itself. | |
33 | ||
34 | All of this is available from the development site, via | |
35 | HTTP (in the MacPerl Installer, which includes all the source | |
36 | and binaries) and anonymous CVS. | |
37 | ||
38 | http://dev.macperl.org/ | |
39 | ||
40 | The source is also in the main perl repository in the macperl | |
41 | branch (the 5.6 source is in the maint-5.6/macperl branch). | |
42 | ||
43 | You will also need compilers and libraries, all of them freely | |
44 | available. These are linked to from the SourceForge site. Go that site | |
45 | for all things having to do with MacPerl development. | |
46 | ||
47 | MacPerl 5.6.1 and later are supported on Mac OS 8.1 and later, for 68040 | |
48 | and PowerPC architectures. The MPW tool may be used on Mac OS 7.5.5 | |
49 | and 68030 computers. | |
50 | ||
51 | MacPerl 5.2.0r4 is also available, on the CPAN and on SourceForge. It | |
52 | is based on perl 5.004, and works with Mac OS 7.5.5 and 68030 computers. | |
53 | ||
54 | ||
55 | =head1 AUTHOR | |
56 | ||
57 | perl was ported to Mac OS by Matthias Neeracher | |
58 | E<lt>neeracher@mac.comE<gt>. It is currently maintained by Chris | |
59 | Nandor E<lt>pudge@pobox.comE<gt>. | |
60 | ||
61 | ||
62 | =head1 DATE | |
63 | ||
64 | Last modified 2002.05.02. |