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Fundamentals of Running Perl
- You need a Perl interpreter and package. You can build one from
source code or get a pre-compiled binary, both are available at http://www.perl.org/get.html.
Interpreters are available for all modern types of computers,
including MSWindows. Perl is somewhat more comfortable in a
Unix/Linux environment, though.
- You need to create and edit Perl source code files, using a text
editor or programmer's development environment. You can probably use
the same editor or IDE you already use for other languages, though
perhaps with a few configuration changes. In the Unix/Linux world,
vi or emacs are good choices, but there are many
others.
- That's about all! If you have no Perl, try the UAF CS computer
lab. If you want to install on your own computer, first check if it's
there -- all Linux distributions include it. For Windows, you can use
the Windows Perl, or opt for a full Linux-like environment with
Cygwin. (See the class resources
list for links for these items, and others).
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