On 05/08/2014 22:20, ESChamp wrote:
Which perl should I (an occaisonal perl user, a rare perl programmer) use? I see cygwin strawberry perl activestate perl dwim perl
- Cygwin is an attempt to put a Unix-like environment on top of Windows. If you want to work with a Windows command line then it's not for you. - ActivePerl used to have a problem with installing modules that weren't prebuilt for the platform. I understand it is better now. - I have no experience with DWIM Perl, but this worries me:
DWIM Perl has a version for Microsoft Windows that contains Padre, the Perl IDE and all the CPAN modules you'll ever need.
So it's nice that there's a working IDE, but it implies that you will have trouble if you want to install a module other than anything they have decided you could possibly need. - Strawberry has a working tool set that allows you to install any CPAN module I have found that could possibly work on Windows without modification. Go Strawberry, and learn the language properly - you will love it. Rob --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
