Re: [MacPerl-Porters] Configure.MPW now available in repackaged format(s)

[Prymmer/Kahn <pvhp@best.com>]

On Sat, 27 May 2000, Larry Moore wrote:

> CFM68K dynamic builds didn't work very well with the free MPW tools even
> under 5.004. I had about a one in three success rate. With the failures, I
> had to rely upon someone with the CodeWarrier Suite.
> 
> After a number of tries, I can inform you that in my configuration (Quadra
> 610, MacOS 7.6, 68K and using SC/MrC) both the miniperl and the perl
> generated, fail. Most of the time, the system is frozen beyond the point
> where Macsbug can produce a Stdlog.
> 
> The versions of miniperl and perl produced by Codewarrior (perl.68K and
> miniperl.68K) work better - failures are not so catastrophic as to prevent
> producing a  Stdlog file.
> 
> I would like to try skipping making the {mini}perl tools with SC/MrC. Using
> the .68K versions, see if SC can do the rest of the dynamic build.
> Does this sound useful?

It could be, but then it would imply distibuting the MW binaries in order
to help folks who want to build from MPW and "source" wouldn't it?

Peter Prymmer



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