Re: [MacPerl] dumb basic question

[Paul Hoffman <pubs@proper.com>]

>I'm embarrased to ask such a basic question, but I've read all the
>documentation and am stuck.  I've downloaded MacPerl (application version).
>The ReadMe says "Run Configure" to get started.  I do not understand this
>statement.  Is "Configure" a Perl command.  If so, how do I run it?  Is it
>a stand-alone application (in the Mac sense), if so, I don't seem to have
>it.

Not such a dumb question. Matthias includes *all* the Perl documentation in
the package, even the stuff that makes no sense on a Macintosh, like the
document you read. Ignore it. If you installed everything by expanding it
from its compacted form, you're ready to go. Just start MacPerl, open a new
window, type
print "Hello, world!\n";
and run it. It's all uphill from there. :-)

--Paul Hoffman