[MacPerl] Problems installing Mac Glue

[John Delacour <JD@EREMITA.demon.co.uk>]

On dropping the expanded Mac-Glue-0.58 onto install.plx I first got dialogs warning me of unspecified memory problems.  It was necessary to launch MacPerl first to avoid these (I had 30 Mb) of memory allocqated to MacPerl

The installation log then gave me this:


Checking if your kit is complete...
Warning: the following files are missing in your kit:
	:blib:lib:MacCFM68K:auto:Mac:Processes:Processes
	:blib:lib:MacPPC:auto:Mac:Processes:Processes
	:scripts:gluedialect
	:scripts:glueedit
	:scripts:gluemac
	:scripts:gluescriptadds
	:scripts:show_glue_pods
Please inform the author.
Writing Makefile.mk for Mac::Glue.....

The reason these files are "missing", it became clear after an hour or so of fiddling about, is that they remain as undecoded MacBinary files with .bin suffix.  On my decoding them in the original folder, the installation went smoothly except that I had to move the scripts folder manually to site_perl.

Since I haven't a clue yet what is possible with this new stuff and am only beginning with Perl, I would have welcomed a smoother ride.  As after all imperfect or bumpy installations, I am left wondering what else is missing.

All the scripts

gluemac
gluescriptadds
show_glue_pods
glueedit
gluedialect

Have problems with memory if MacPerl is not already running, and all of them fail with problems in glue.pm, eg:

# Unquoted string "peffpwpc" may clash with future reserved word.
File 'D8:Program Files:MacPerl Ÿ:site_perl:Mac:Glue.pm'; Line 1
# Unrecognized character \001.
File 'D8:Program Files:MacPerl Ÿ:site_perl:Mac:Glue.pm'; Line 1
# BEGIN failed--compilation aborted.
File 'D8:Program Files:MacPerl Ÿ:site_perl:scripts:gluedialect'; Line 11
.....



JD



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