Mail Archives: djgpp/1999/08/19/14:12:39
Nick Read wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David Christensen <dchristensen AT california DOT com>
> Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp,comp.lang.perl.misc
> To: <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 1999 12:34 PM
> Subject: Re: djgpp, Win98, Perl, and serial port
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bbirthisel AT aol DOT com <Bbirthisel AT aol DOT com>
> > To: dchristensen AT california DOT com <dchristensen AT california DOT com>
> > Date: Monday, August 16, 1999 2:39 PM
> > Subject: Re: djgpp, Win98, Perl, and serial port
> >
> > > >> This is my current attempt...
> > > >And it ... is doomed to failure on Win9x...
>
> Exactly - You can NOT build Perl on Win9x platforms. It's all to do with
> Microsofts command.com. You can build it on Win9x platforms if you have,
> say, OpenDos but why go to the trouble! You've best off just downloading a
> pre-built binary and using that.
Odd.. I'm not sure what the original question was... I'm not even sure
if this reply would help, but I have seen PERL work on my Windows 95 and
98 machines. There is a multi-threaded HTTP, FTP and Proxy server for
Windows NT and Windows 95 called "Sambar Server", and it includes a
binary (appropriate term?) called "perl.exe" in the installation. I can
use that exe in the 95/98 command line:
perl myprogram.pl
The script does get executed right in my dos-prompt.
I don't know if this is related to a different perl question regarding
WIN95 since I never read the original message, but I hope this can help.
Samber Technologies web-site:
http://www.sambar.com
> Best Regards,
> Nick Read
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Robinson S.,
mailto:roby AT lords DOT com
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