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i. Download Perl 5. | i. Download Perl 5.13.1 from : | ||
http://www.perl.com/CPAN/src/stable.tar.gz | http://www.perl.com/CPAN/src/stable.tar.gz | ||
ii. Remove the old Perl from the system before building | ii. Remove the old Perl from the system before building | ||
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i. # tar xvzf stable.tar.gz | i. # tar xvzf stable.tar.gz | ||
ii. # cd perl-5. | ii. # cd perl-5.13.1 | ||
iii. For more information , # ./Configure --help | iii. For more information , # ./Configure --help | ||
# ./Configure -de \ | # ./Configure -de \ | ||
Revision as of 20:14, 12 June 2010
Perl is a dynamic programming language created by Larry Wall and was first released in 1987. Perl borrows features from a variety of other languages including C, shell scripting (sh), AWK, sed and Lisp.
Structurally, most people believe that Perl is a brainfuck comparable to that of brainfuck.
For moar info, see http://anonym.to/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perl
Some of the tools the Insurgency uses, such as mt_pulse.pl, use Perl. Linux and BSD distros usually include Perl as a default package. Windows users should get Strawberry Perl and Macfags should get ActivePerl from the link below.
How to get Perl
Windows
1.) Download the Strawberry Perl installer from here
2.) Run the program and follow the instructions
3.) Open Command prompt and run "perl -v", You should see "The is perl.." This means Perl is installed properly.
Linux
On Ubuntu/Debian you can simply use the "apt-get" command
sudo apt-get install perl
On Redhat/fedora
yum install perl
on suse
yast install perl
on Arch Linux
pacman -S perl
on Gentoo
emerge install perl
Manual Install
i. Download Perl 5.13.1 from :
http://www.perl.com/CPAN/src/stable.tar.gz
ii. Remove the old Perl from the system before building
# rm -rf /usr/lib/perl5
p/s : Suggestion from jeremy
# mv /usr/lib/perl5 /root/perl5backup
Installation :
i. # tar xvzf stable.tar.gz
ii. # cd perl-5.13.1
iii. For more information , # ./Configure --help
# ./Configure -de \
-Dprefix=/usr \
-Dcccdlflags='-fPIC' \
-Darchname=i686-linux
iv. # make
v. # make test
vi. # make install
Post Installation :
i. # perl -MCPAN -e shell
Just Follow step by step. Use all the Default Answer.
ii. install Bundle::CPAN
iii. install Bundle::LWP
iv. install Bundle::DBI
v. install DBD::mysql
To test the install run.
perl -v
or
GET -ed www.yahoo.com
Learning Perl
Though there are several books available to someone wanting to learn perl, O'Reilly's "Learning Perl" is widely considered to be the best book for newcomers to Perl.
It is available, along with the rest of O'Reilly's books on Perl here.
