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Revised README, added Strawberry Perl, replaced the dead link to the outdated NMAKE.EXE with the instruction for the MS-Windows users to use Module::Build instead.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.

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@ -99,11 +99,13 @@ System Requirement
1. Perl, version 5.8.0 or above. `arclog` uses 3-argument open() to
duplicate file handles, which is only supported since 5.8.0. I
have not successfully port this onto earlier versions yet. Please
tell me if you made it. You can run `perl -v` to see 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]. If you are using MS-Windows, you can download and
install [ActiveState ActivePerl].
tell me if you made it.
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:
@ -275,7 +277,8 @@ System Requirement
ppm install TermReadKey
[Perl website]: https://www.perl.org
[ActiveState ActivePerl]: https://www.activestate.com
[Strawberry Perl]: https://strawberryperl.com
[ActivePerl]: https://www.activestate.com/products/perl/
[Date::Parse]: https://metacpan.org/release/TimeDate
[File::MMagic]: https://metacpan.org/release/File-MMagic
[GnuWin32]: http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net
@ -320,21 +323,15 @@ read the upgrade instruction later in this document.
### Install with [ExtUtils::MakeMaker]
`arclog` 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`
write 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`:
@ -344,10 +341,12 @@ 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`).
### Install with [Module::Build]
For MS-Windows, since `make` is not universally available,
Module::Build is preferred to ExtUtils::MakeMaker. See the
instructions below.
You can install with Module::Build instead, if you prefer. Follow
these steps:
### Install with [Module::Build]
% perl Build.PL
% ./Build
@ -355,7 +354,7 @@ these steps:
% ./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
@ -368,7 +367,6 @@ Refer to the documentation of Module::Build for more installation
options (by running `perldoc Module::Build`).
[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