in reply to Need a new Unix shell w/ PERL

If you're not tied to FreeBSD, jcwren has made his server available to Monks in need.

As an alternative (seeing your "Windows-based" comment in the CB), you can always download ActivePerl and Apache, which should be a close enough development environment not to matter in many cases. (Just remember to strip ^Ms. ;^)

    --k.


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Re: Re: Need a new Unix shell w/ PERL
by krisahoch (Deacon) on Aug 31, 2002 at 14:20 UTC

    To make things simplier (i you choose this route), you can download IndigoPerl. Here is an excerpt from their web page.

    About Indigo Perl

    IndigoPerl is a binary build of Perl 5.6 for Win32 with an integrated Apache web server for testing and developing CGI scripts.

    IndigoPerl is free.  It includes a browser based GUI Package Manager for installing pre-built binary packages from repositories.  The package manager can also be used to build and install CPAN source modules.

    • It is provided in zip format with an installation script written in perl.  You can easily customize or repackage it for redistribution with additional modules.
    • It can be installed on all Win32 systems.
    • It  includes an integrated Apache webserver for testing and developing CGI scripts.  Apache is pre-configured for running perl cgi scripts.  Mod_perl is also installed.
    • It includes a browser based GUI Package Manager as well as a command line Indigo Package Manager.  The package manager can install pre-built binary packages from a repository as well as well as CPAN source modules.
    • It comes without a restrictive license - you can do whatever you want to do with it.
    General features:
    • Easy installation  - unzip and run setup script
    • Setup script is in perl and easily be modified and customized
    • Does not install files in windows directories
    • Does not keep data in registry
    • Uses text files to keep configuration information
    • Multiple versions can be kept on same PC
    • Can be installed on multiple computers with a simple copy
    • Includes PerlConsole, which provides a web browser based GUI access to the
      Perl help files, the GUI Package Manager and a documentation search engine
    Package Management features:
    • Includes a browser based GUI Package Manager
      This allows you to install and remove modules using a point-and-click interface
    • Also includes IPM, a console version of the package manager
    • Modules are binary compatible with the ActiveState package repository
    • Can install pre-built binary packages from repositories
    CGI features:
    • Comes with pre-installed Apache web server
      This can be used to develop and test CGI scripts

    Kristofer A. Hoch

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