Re: [MacPerl] C compiler?

[j.byrne@gcal.ac.uk (Jim Byrne)]

>At 10:29 9/26/96, Jim Byrne wrote:
>>Having read a few things extolling the virtues of Pearl for writing cgi's I
>>am interested in trying out MacPearl - I am running Webstar on a PowerPC.
>>
>>I am a bit confused however - some things I have read say that I will need
>>a C compiler to use Pearl - while other don't mention anything about a C
>>compiler .
>>
>>Can anybody help. If I do need a C compiler, are there which are shareware.
>
>MacPerl (note spelling) does not require a C compiler.  For UNIX versions
>of Perl, a C compiler may be necessary to install the ditribution, but that
>is normal for UNIX software.
>


Thanks I appreciate your help.

Jim

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