[MacPerl] Building MacPerl Extentions

[Dave Tilley <dave@headspin.com>]

Howdy,

    I'm trying desperately to build MacPerl extentions, and after a lot
of reading POD pages and the Web version of the MacPerl book, i think
i'm getting closer and closer, but perhaps making things hard for
myself.

  When installing the most recent MacPerl package, MPW tool, and MacPerl
Sources, which folders should be where?  That is, should the
MacPerl_Sources folder be inside the MacPerl Folder, or the other way
around, or should they both be at the same level of the hard disk.

  It seems no matter which way i try it, when trying to build extentions
in MPW, there is always some file or tool missing -- very frustrating!

Also, following the directions in the MacPerl book, it seems there are
some unclear portions:

Step#9 -- I can't find NuToolLibs.o dated Dec 13,1994 anywhere, although
i can find one from 1996 on the CW11 CD....Will this do? If not, where
*does* one obtain this version of NuToolLibs.o???

Step#10 -- How does one resolve the bad XLFolder references without
having this magic CD?
I have ordered the book and CD, but in the meantime, i'd love to know
the answer to this.


Any help or advice on how to set up/install/configure MacPerl and
Sources for creating extentions would be welcome.

thanks,

        -dave tilley

         dave@mediaweb.com




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