There is already a shurtcut to the perl6 interpreter (REPL) in the start menu. And since the msi is for windows only, we don't have to care about linux and mac here :o)
But I'd propose more links perhaps... rakudo.org perl6.org docs.perl6.org maybe even one to the freenode webchat Thoughts? Am 14.09.2014 um 13:58 schrieb Alex: > Hi! > > After I had a look at the book, I would say yes, please add to book to the > installer. > And please add a start menu entry, with 2 shortcuts: > One to the book and > One to a console where one can immediately run perl6 (where perl6 is added to > path) > > This idea should be portable, providing shortcuts on Mac or any other Linux > box should, work, too. > > Best regards and thanks for all the answers! > >> Am 11.09.2014 um 10:56 schrieb Tobias Leich <em...@froggs.de>: >> >> My question would be: shall we install the book too, and add the book >> and useful links to the start menu? >> >>> Am 11.09.2014 um 10:29 schrieb Kamil Kułaga: >>> Hi, >>> >>> Install path is known limitation >>> https://github.com/rakudo/star/issues/10 If you want custom path you >>> need to compile it from source for now >>> >>> Where to begin? >>> >>> I propose to start: >>> http://perlgeek.de/en/article/5-to-6 to know biggest differences >>> >>> then: >>> http://doc.perl6.org/language.html and of course rest of >>> http://doc.perl6.org/ >>> >>> If you want something really verbose http://perlcabal.org/syn/ Even >>> though it is mainly targeted to compiler authors it great because is >>> the most complete >>> >>> Also http://perl6.org contains link to other resources >>> >>> I hope didn't write to much for a first time >>> >>>> On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 9:07 PM, Alex Becker <asb.c...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> Hi! >>>> >>>> I downloaded rakudo-star-2014.08-moar.msi. >>>> When it was done, luckily, I noticed that it installed on C:\rakudo. >>>> It was luck because no message indicated that install location and I found >>>> it only because I checked if the installer would really put it on my small >>>> OS SSD (= bad). >>>> >>>> Then, I searched for the documentation. I'm sorry, I didn't find it. Where >>>> is it? I expected some doc folder, a web page, or a link in the start menu >>>> (I like that best). >>>> >>>> Is there a "getting started" guide? >>>> >>>> I want to check if some of my scripts work with Perl 6. >>>> >>>> Best regards, >>>> Alex
