Re: [MacPerl] MkLinux

[John W Baxter <jwblist@olympus.net>]

If you can, you might want to wait a little while.  The available CD is
pretty old...a new release is in the process of happening.  It's not clear
whether it will be a PrimeTime thing (if it is, the newer CD would probably
be your free update as is probably still offered in the book).

There is no simple upgrade path from the old to the new (the code libraries
are incompatible), so even if you install "DR3" (the available CD) and
update it to the latest compatible kernel, you're still looking at nuking
nearly everything and starting over.

The mailing lists which  should be mentioned at Apple's site are still
active...you might want to pick one or two out and subscribe.

  --John (a version of Perl comes with DR3...there:  "on topic"  whew!)

At 23:12 -0700 8/4/99, Robert W. Leach wrote:
>I've been thinking of getting MkLinux for my Mac.  (I can't run LinuxPPC
>on my 6116, it's incompatible).  I went to Apple's MkLinux site and they
>said I could order the CD from Prime Time Freeware's website.  You can
>download it for free there, but it's pretty hefty.  They offer a package
>deal of 2 CD's and a book for $50.  Seeing as how I'm a student (and
>pretty cheap :) and the fact that they even recommend borrowing the CD's
>from a friend, I was wondering if anyone knew a cheaper way to get this
>software.  I already sent an email to MacAddict asking them to put it on
>the disc, but that could take months and they probably wont do it.
>
>BTW, I haven't gone looking for one yet, but is there a script out there
>that will convert MacPerl scripts to regular perl scripts?

-- 
John Baxter   jwblist@olympus.net      Port Ludlow, WA, USA

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