Re: Re: Windows Based PERL Testing

Some more background: I was coding on a Freebsd Unix shell, my ISP shut down the shell, and I want to simulate that environment on my PC. I have both Linux and Win XP running - I'd like to be able to have a standard installation of Perl 5.X with common CPAN modules installed on startup - and to be able to include new modules as I need them. I rather liked the interactive nature of the Unix system. With my ISP shutting down the Shell access I will be forced to coding/testing via FTP and HTTP screens - So simply put , given what I have, I'd like to know how I can cheaply and efficently run PERL on my machine to test my scripts before porting them to Unix. Thank you - OEMike

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Re^3: Windows Based PERL Testing by adrianh (Chancellor) on Aug 31, 2002 at 18:32 UTC
Ah. So you just want to run your scripts in a similar environment to your ISPs. I can't give you any help on the WinXP side, but you should be able to get a similar environment on your Linux box. Have you just tried installing the modules you need with CPAN? It will almost certainly "just work". If not, can you supply some more details of the problems you're having getting a similar environment up and running.	[reply]
Re: Re: Re: Windows Based PERL Testing by perrin (Chancellor) on Sep 01, 2002 at 15:55 UTC
Linux would probably be easier, but if you just want to run Perl scripts on Windows you can install the version of Perl provided by ActiveState and follow their directions for getting CGI working. I also use the Cygwin tools, which can be downloaded from Red Hat, to get a bash shell on Windows.	[reply]