[svn:perlfaq] r8107 - perlfaq/trunk

[email protected] Sat, 25 Nov 2006 13:30:25 -0800 (PST)
Newsgroups perl.cvs.perlfaq
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Author: comdog
Date: Sat Nov 25 13:30:25 2006
New Revision: 8107

Modified:
   perlfaq/trunk/perlfaq2.pod

Log:
* I don't have a C compiler. How can I build my own Perl interpreter?
	+ Mention Vanilla Perl and SunFreeware.com


Modified: perlfaq/trunk/perlfaq2.pod
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--- perlfaq/trunk/perlfaq2.pod	(original)
+++ perlfaq/trunk/perlfaq2.pod	Sat Nov 25 13:30:25 2006
@@ -68,6 +68,15 @@
 first.  Consult the Usenet FAQs for your operating system for
 information on where to get such a binary version.
 
+You might look around the net for a pre-built binary of Perl (or a 
+C compiler!) that meets your needs, though:
+
+For Windows, Vanilla Perl (http://vanillaperl.com/) comes with a 
+bundled C compiler.
+
+For Sun systems, SunFreeware.com provides binaries of most popular 
+applications, including compilers and Perl.
+
 =head2 I copied the perl binary from one machine to another, but scripts don't work.
 
 That's probably because you forgot libraries, or library paths differ.