X-Win32 instructions at:
Instructions for installing
Perl for home use
For Windows
The latest
version is 5.8.8.822.
The windows
version is called ActivePerl and can be downloaded from the ActiveState
website
at: http://www.activestate.com/Products/Download/Download.plex?id=ActivePerl
Download the
MSI file and run the setup program.
For Cygwin
Cygwin can be
downloaded at: http://www.cygwin.com/
The latest
version is 5.24-2
6. Expand the "Interpreters" section:
7. Click on "perl:
Larry Wall's Practical
Extracting
and Reporting Language" until the numbers "5.8.5-3" shows up and
"perl-libwin32..."
8.
Install any other package that you wish
9. Click "Next" to start downloading and
installation
For Linux/FreeBSD/Solaris
The latest version is 5.8.8
Download the
binary file stable.tar.gz at: http://www.perl.com/download.csp
- unzip and
code and install the package like any other package
or
Download the
source code file devel.tar.gz at http://www.perl.com/download.csp
- unzip, compile
the code and install the like any other package
Using Perl
Perl is a scripting language and must be run in a command line. The typical command to run a perl script is: perl myperlscript.pl [argument1] [argument2]…
This can be done from a windows command line or unix prompt.
The debugger can be started by using the –d switch when running your script (perl –d myscript.pl). Once you have entered the debugger, type “h” for a list of commands available.
Documentation for Perl can be found at: http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/docs/ActivePerl/lib/Pod/perl.html. The section “perlintro” is a good place to start. The same documentation also comes with the windows installation.