Re: [MacPerl] Perl module installation

[pudge@pobox.com (Chris Nandor)]

At 11.05 12/19/97, Gennady Stupakov wrote:
>Hi all,
>I am not a professional programmer and relatively new to MacPerl. I found out
>that some of the modules that I can get from the net have istallation
>instructions
>that include commands like those:
>
>    perl Makefile.PL ...
>    make
>    make test
>    make install
>
>I understand that these commands are for the Unix users, and I am wondering
>if they
>work on the Mac? Do I need a C-compiler to run them (I don't have it)? How
>do I install a Unix module
>into MacPerl in general? My searches of FAQ and  mail archives did not give
>me the answer
>to these questions.

All the answers to your questions should be answered in the Extensibility
and Re-use chapter of the book I am working on.  The chapter is available
to all to download for review at:

        http://www.ptf.com/macperl/

Thanks, and as always, we appreciate feedback on what you read.  :)

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