Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Message-ID: <12F176DD950ED411B68E0050DA14ED103389B9@jupiter.gunzphoto.com.au> From: Neil Lunn To: "'nasser abbasi'" , cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: RE: what is the story of PERL on cygwin? Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 12:56:27 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ks_c_5601-1987" >-----Original Message----- >From: nasser abbasi [mailto:nabbasi AT pacbell DOT net] >Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 3:28 AM >To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com >Subject: what is the story of PERL on cygwin? > > > hi; > >What is the suitation of perl on cygwin? > >currently I was active perl, installed on c:\Perl, and I found >some sort of >perl wrapper that sits in /usr/local/bin/perl (downloaded from >cygwin utils >web site), which calls the windows perl.exe > >windows perl is Active perl, downloaded from www.perl.org. Sorry but it isn't. ActivePerl is a 'windows native build' of perl and is also anything but the standard distribution. The build releases are always patched post standard release. > >Is there a fully perl distro for cygwin? i.e. all build under cygwin? >Is this how everyone else uses perl under cygwin? Yes from the standard perl distribution. Builds OOTB. It's also included in the standard cygwin packages. Use setup. As for how everyone uses perl under cygwin, that's a broad seeping statement. Just like the reasons cygwin exists, the perl build for cygwin is intended to be more like it's Unix variant cousins than a native windows build. --Neil > >thanks, >Nasser > > > >-- >Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple >Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html >Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html >FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > __________________________________________________________________________ Please Note : Only the intended recipient is authorised to access or use this e-mail. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this e-mail and notify the sender immediately. The contents of this e-mail are the writer's opinion and are not necessarily endorsed by the Gunz Companies unless expressly stated. We use virus scanning software but exclude all liability for viruses or similar in any attachment. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/