Re: perl version for windows

2008-11-26 Thread Dermot
2008/11/25 Telemachus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Tue Nov 25 2008 @ 3:27, Chas. Owens wrote: >> On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 12:26, Rob Dixon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > Chas. Owens wrote: >> >> > To check and raise Rob, I think you need to add "Now tell me why you people > call the trunk of a car a

Re: perl version for windows

2008-11-25 Thread Telemachus
On Tue Nov 25 2008 @ 3:27, Chas. Owens wrote: > On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 12:26, Rob Dixon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Chas. Owens wrote: > >> > >> I need to look up why they call apartments flats. > > > > 'Flat' came from old english 'flet', and that from old german 'flaz' and > > 'flezzi' meani

Re: perl version for windows

2008-11-25 Thread Chas. Owens
On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 12:26, Rob Dixon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Chas. Owens wrote: >> >> I need to look up why they call apartments flats. > > 'Flat' came from old english 'flet', and that from old german 'flaz' and > 'flezzi' meaning 'flat', 'level' and 'floor'. > > A flat is one level or fl

Re: perl version for windows

2008-11-25 Thread Rob Dixon
Chas. Owens wrote: > > I need to look up why they call apartments flats. 'Flat' came from old english 'flet', and that from old german 'flaz' and 'flezzi' meaning 'flat', 'level' and 'floor'. A flat is one level or floor of a building. Now tell me why you call flats apartments :) Rob -- To un

Re: perl version for windows

2008-11-25 Thread Dermot
2008/11/25 Stewart Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> > > Flat as in no stairs > > Lol I made that up but it sounds crappy enough to be plausible > That works for me. I spent 20 mins looking for a quality explanation but couldn't find anything. Dp. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] F

RE: perl version for windows

2008-11-25 Thread Stewart Anderson
> -Original Message- > From: Chas. Owens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 24 November 2008 20:18 > To: Jenda Krynicky > Cc: Perl Beginners > Subject: Re: perl version for windows > > On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 10:34, Jenda Krynicky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: perl version for windows

2008-11-24 Thread Chas. Owens
On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 10:34, Jenda Krynicky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: "Chas. Owens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 19:39, Rob Dixon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> snip >> >> All Perl functionality works on UNIX. Some Perl functionality does >> >> not work on Windows. >> >

Re: perl version for windows

2008-11-24 Thread Jenda Krynicky
From: "Chas. Owens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 19:39, Rob Dixon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > snip > >> All Perl functionality works on UNIX. Some Perl functionality does > >> not work on Windows. > > > > No, not all Perl functionality works on all Unix platforms. You are as > >

Re: perl version for windows

2008-11-23 Thread Chas. Owens
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 19:39, Rob Dixon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: snip >> All Perl functionality works on UNIX. Some Perl functionality does >> not work on Windows. > > No, not all Perl functionality works on all Unix platforms. You are as likely > to > find a compatibility issue moving from one

Re: perl version for windows

2008-11-23 Thread Rob Dixon
Stealth wrote: > On Sunday 23 November 2008 12:58:06 pm David Ehresmann wrote: >> >> What is the difference between learning perl on windows vs. unix? > > Perl was originally developed on UNIX and was later made available > for Windows. Perl on UNIX is in its natural environment. perl on Unix is

Re: perl version for windows

2008-11-23 Thread Octavian Rasnita
From: "David Ehresmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ActivePerl-5.10.0.1004-MSWin32-x86-287188 Is this the best path or choice to install perl on windows? It depends on what you want to do in perl, but generally ActivePerl is the best choice for Windows. What is the difference between learning perl

Re: perl version for windows

2008-11-23 Thread Stealth
On Sunday 23 November 2008 12:58:06 pm David Ehresmann wrote: > What is the difference between learning perl on windows vs. unix? Perl was originally developed on UNIX and was later made available for Windows. Perl on UNIX is in its natural environment. Perl on Windows is in a modified environme

Re: perl version for windows

2008-11-23 Thread Chas. Owens
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 12:58, David Ehresmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: snip > Is this the best path or choice to install perl on windows? snip I would suggest Strawberry Perl*. It comes with its own C compiler (so modules are easier to install). Of course, that is mostly because I have been r

Re: perl version for windows

2008-11-23 Thread Rob Coops
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 7:31 PM, Rob Dixon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rob Coops wrote: > >> > >> What is the difference between learning perl on windows vs. unix? > > > > The main difficulty you will run into is the fact that most examples and > so > > on you will find assume a windows machine >

Re: perl version for windows

2008-11-23 Thread Rob Dixon
venu javarappa wrote: > > I can ask my cousin if she wants old tv Yes, please would you? And can she collect from England? Rob -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/

Re: perl version for windows

2008-11-23 Thread Rob Dixon
Rob Coops wrote: >> >> What is the difference between learning perl on windows vs. unix? > > The main difficulty you will run into is the fact that most examples and so > on you will find assume a windows machine No, most platform-dependent examples will assume a Unix machine. But there are a lot

Re: perl version for windows

2008-11-23 Thread Rob Dixon
David Ehresmann wrote: > > If I want to install perl for the computer described below: > > Windows Vista Home Premium > Service Pack 1 > Intel Pentium Dual CPU E2200 2.2GHz 2GB memory > 32-bit > > I would go to ActivePerl and download this: > > ActivePerl-5.10.0.1004-MSWin32-x86-287188 > > Is

Re: perl version for windows

2008-11-23 Thread venu javarappa
I can ask my cousin if she wants old tv -Original Message- From: "Rob Coops" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:22:04 To: David Ehresmann<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Subject: Re: perl version for windows On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 6:58 PM, David Ehresmann &l

Re: perl version for windows

2008-11-23 Thread Rob Coops
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 6:58 PM, David Ehresmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > If I want to install perl for the computer described below: > > > Windows Vista Home Premium > > Service Pack 1 > > Intel Pentium Dual CPU E2200 2.2GHz 2GB memory > > 32-bit > > > > I would go to ActivePerl and download