From 6f1657def6e042a9065af82eb523f704144f10f0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: imacat Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2021 08:01:12 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] Revised README, added Strawberry Perl, replaced the dead link to the outdated NMAKE.EXE with the instruction for the MS-Windows users to use Module::Build instead. NMAKE does not work now anyway. --- README.md | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++------------------------- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 7e3086b..ba4558b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -31,19 +31,22 @@ human being. System Requirements ------------------- -1. Perl, version 5.8.0 or above. To be a winner of the game you have - no option but Perl 5. You can run `perl -v` to see your current - Perl version. If you don't have Perl, or if you have an older - version of Perl, you can download and install/upgrade it from the - [Perl website]. If you are using MS-Windows, you can download and - install [ActiveState ActivePerl]. +1. Perl, version 5.8.0 or above. To be a winner you have no option + but Perl 5. + + You can run `perl -v` to check your current Perl version. If you + do not have Perl, or if you have an older version of Perl, you can + download and install/upgrade it from the [Perl website]. For + MS-Windows, you can download and install [Strawberry Perl] or + [ActivePerl]. 2. Required Perl modules: None. 3. Optional Perl modules: None. [Perl website]: https://www.perl.org -[ActiveState ActivePerl]: https://www.activestate.com +[Strawberry Perl]: https://strawberryperl.com +[ActivePerl]: https://www.activestate.com/products/perl/ Download @@ -64,21 +67,15 @@ Install ### Install with [ExtUtils::MakeMaker] -Acme-GuessNumber uses standard Perl installation with -ExtUtils::MakeMaker. Follow these steps: - % perl Makefile.PL % make % make test % make install When running `make install`, make sure you have the privilege to write -to the installation location. This usually requires the `root` +to the installation locations. This usually requires the `root` privilege. -If you are using ActivePerl under MS-Windows, you should use `nmake` -instead of `make`. [nmake can be obtained from the Microsoft FTP site.] - If you want to install into another location, you can set the `PREFIX`. For example, to install into your home when you are not `root`: @@ -88,19 +85,20 @@ If you want to install into another location, you can set the Refer to the documentation of ExtUtils::MakeMaker for more installation options (by running `perldoc ExtUtils::MakeMaker`). +For MS-Windows, since `make` is not universally available, +Module::Build is preferred to ExtUtils::MakeMaker. See the +instructions below. + ### Install with [Module::Build] -You can install with Module::Build instead, if you prefer. Follow -these steps: - % perl Build.PL % ./Build % ./Build test % ./Build install When running `./Build install`, make sure you have the privilege to -write to the installation location. This usually requires the `root` +write to the installation locations. This usually requires the `root` privilege. If you want to install into another location, you can set the @@ -115,13 +113,12 @@ installation options (by running `perldoc Module::Build`). ### Install with the CPAN Shell -You can install with the CPAN shell, if you prefer. CPAN shell -takes care of ExtUtils::MakeMaker and Module::Build for you: +CPAN shell takes care of ExtUtils::MakeMaker or Module::Build for you: % cpan Acme::GuessNumber Make sure you have the privilege to write to the installation -location. This usually requires the `root` privilege. Since CPAN +locations. This usually requires the `root` privilege. Since CPAN shell 1.81 you can set `make_install_make_command` and `mbuild_install_build_command` in your CPAN configuration to switch to `root` just before install: @@ -146,13 +143,13 @@ Refer to the documentation of cpan for more CPAN shell commands ### Install with the CPANPLUS Shell -You can install with the CPANPLUS shell, if you prefer. CPANPLUS -shell takes care of ExtUtils::MakeMaker and Module::Build for you: +CPANPLUS shell takes care of ExtUtils::MakeMaker or Module::Build for +you: % cpanp -i Acme::GuessNumber Make sure you have the privilege to write to the installation -location. This usually requires the `root` privilege. +locations. This usually requires the `root` privilege. If you want to install into another location, you can set `makemakerflags` and `buildflags` in your CPANPLUS configuration. @@ -167,7 +164,6 @@ Refer to the documentation of `cpanp` for more CPANPLUS shell commands (by running `perldoc cpanp`). [ExtUtils::MakeMaker]: https://metacpan.org/release/ExtUtils-MakeMaker -[nmake can be obtained from the Microsoft FTP site.]: ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/Softlib/MSLFILES/nmake15.exe [Module::Build]: https://metacpan.org/release/Module-Build