WELCOME TO MACPERL 5 This is Perl 5, ported to the Mac by Matthias Neeracher Feel free to give this program away according to the terms stated in the README file. DISTRIBUTIONS ------------- MacPerl is arranged into a number of distributions, named according to the following scheme: Mac_Perl_515r4_appl.bin ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ MacPerl | | | MacBinary Suffix | | Distribution Component | Perl Patchlevel MacPerl Release Currently the following components are available: appl The MacPerl application (Dynamic PowerPC/Small 68K), all libraries and documentation. tool The Perl MPW Tool (Dynamic PowerPC/Small 68K) and scripts. bigappl The MacPerl application (Dynamic PowerPC/Big 68K). bigtool The Perl MPW Tool (Dynamic PowerPC/Big 68K). appl_cfm68K The MacPerl application (Dynamic PowerPC/Dynamic 68K). src The MacPerl source code. All of the distributions except for the source are available. You should install distributions as suggested in the figure below, from bottom to top (i.e., to get the big MPW tool, install appl, then tool, then bigtool). +---------+-----+ | bigtool | src | +---------+-------------+---------+-----+ | bigappl | appl_cfm68K | tool | +---------+-------------+---------------+ | appl | +---------------------------------------+ FTP SITES --------- If you have internet access, you can obtain the newest versions of Perl by anonymous ftp from the following address: sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch [195.176.255.9] software/platform/macos/perl This site is mirrored in a huge number of CPAN (Common Perl Archive Network) mirror sites. Accessing the url http://www.perl.com/CPAN/ports/mac/ will lead you to the mirror closest to you. Matthias Neeracher Office: +41 1 445 24 08 Hohenklingenstrasse 19 Fax: +41 1 445 24 24 8049 Zuerich Home: +41 1 341 85 06 SWITZERLAND Email: