| 1 | If you read this file _as_is_, just ignore the funny characters you
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| 2 | see. It is written in the POD format (see perlpod manpage) which is
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| 3 | specially designed to be readable as is.
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| 4 |
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| 5 | =head1 NAME
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| 6 |
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| 7 | perldos - Perl under DOS, W31, W95.
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| 8 |
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| 9 | =head1 SYNOPSIS
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| 10 |
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| 11 | These are instructions for building Perl under DOS (or w??), using
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| 12 | DJGPP v2.03 or later. Under w95 long filenames are supported.
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| 13 |
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| 14 | =head1 DESCRIPTION
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| 15 |
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| 16 | Before you start, you should glance through the README file
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| 17 | found in the top-level directory where the Perl distribution
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| 18 | was extracted. Make sure you read and understand the terms under
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| 19 | which this software is being distributed.
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| 20 |
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| 21 | This port currently supports MakeMaker (the set of modules that
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| 22 | is used to build extensions to perl). Therefore, you should be
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| 23 | able to build and install most extensions found in the CPAN sites.
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| 24 |
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| 25 | Detailed instructions on how to build and install perl extension
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| 26 | modules, including XS-type modules, is included. See 'BUILDING AND
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| 27 | INSTALLING MODULES'.
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| 28 |
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| 29 | =head2 Prerequisites for Compiling Perl on DOS
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| 30 |
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| 31 | =over 4
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| 32 |
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| 33 | =item DJGPP
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| 34 |
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| 35 | DJGPP is a port of GNU C/C++ compiler and development tools to 32-bit,
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| 36 | protected-mode environment on Intel 32-bit CPUs running MS-DOS and compatible
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| 37 | operating systems, by DJ Delorie <[email protected]> and friends.
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