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Who should read this Those who want to use Perl in Windows 9x. What are the options? There are currently two ready distributions for Windows: ActivePerl and IndigoPerl What is the difference between the two distributions? The core program is basically the same. The major difference between the two distributions is that IndigoPerl comes with the Apache Server. (For those who do not know, the Apache Web Server allows you to test CGI scripts written in Perl). ActivePerl comes with the Perl Program Manager (PPM). The PPM allows you to install Perl modules directly by downloading the packaged modules from ActiveState. Click on the link for instructions on installing: Go to the ActiveState website. Select the Windows MSI file to begin downloading. When I did this, my Internet Explorer expected a VRML file. This indicates that I did not have Microsoft Installer on my machine. If this happens to you, point the cursor on the Windows MSI link and right click your mouse. This will display a menu. Select the Save Target As item in the menu. Explorer will proceed to download the file. If you do not have Microsoft Installer, you can download it using the link from the same ActiveState download page. Installing ActivePerl ActivePerl needs the Microsoft Installer. You will need to install this first. Go to the directory where you downloaded the Installer. Double-click on the downloaded Installer file. Windows will proceed to install the Installer. Once you have installed the Installer, you can double-click on the downloaded ActivePerl file. This will start the install process. Checking your Installation After the installation, you may want to re-boot your system. By default, your Perl system is installed in the C:perl directory. To check if you have installed Perl correctly, go to the bin subdirectory (default is perl/bin). Enter perl -v You should get a message like this: This is perl, v5.6.0 built for MSWin32-x86-multi-thread Copyright 1987-2000, Larry Wall Binary build 616 provided by ActiveState Tool Corp.
Perl may be copied only under the terms of either the Artistic
License or the Complete documentation for Perl, including FAQ lists, should be
found on You have successfully installed Perl in Windows if you see this message. If you did not get this message, you may want to check the documentation on the ActiveState website. |
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