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Revised README, added Strawberry Perl, replaced the dead link to the outdated NMAKE.EXE with the instruction for the MS-Windows users to use Module::Build instead.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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@ -37,11 +37,13 @@ System Requirement
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1. Perl, version 5.6 or above. I have not successfully run this on
earlier versions. Please tell me if you can. 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].
earlier versions. Please tell me if you can.
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:
@ -162,7 +164,8 @@ System Requirement
ppm install Crypt-SSLeay
[Perl website]: https://www.perl.org
[ActiveState ActivePerl]: https://www.activestate.com
[Strawberry Perl]: https://strawberryperl.com
[ActivePerl]: https://www.activestate.com/products/perl/
[URI]: https://metacpan.org/release/URI
[HTML::LinkExtor]: https://metacpan.org/pod/HTML::LinkExtor
[HTML-Parser]: https://metacpan.org/release/HTML-Parser
@ -200,21 +203,15 @@ imacat’s PGP public key is at…
Install
-------
`chklinks` 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`:
@ -224,10 +221,12 @@ 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
@ -235,7 +234,7 @@ 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
@ -248,7 +247,6 @@ 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