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<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>ActivePerl 5.6.0.613 -- Release Notes</TITLE> <LINK REL="stylesheet" HREF="Active.css" TYPE="text/css"> <LINK REV="made" HREF="mailto:"> </HEAD> <BODY> <TABLE BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0 WIDTH=100%> <TR><TD CLASS=block VALIGN=MIDDLE WIDTH=100% BGCOLOR="#cccccc"> <FONT SIZE=+1><STRONG><P CLASS=block> ActivePerl 5.6.0.613 -- Release Notes</P></STRONG></FONT> </TD></TR> </TABLE> <A NAME="__index__"></A> <!-- INDEX BEGIN --> <UL> <LI><A HREF="#activeperl 5.6.0.613 release notes">ActivePerl 5.6.0.613 - Release Notes</A></LI> <LI><A HREF="#installing activeperl">Installing ActivePerl</A></LI> <UL> <LI><A HREF="#linux (x86)">Linux (x86)</A></LI> <LI><A HREF="#solaris (sparc)">Solaris (sparc)</A></LI> <LI><A HREF="#generic activeperl installer for linux (x86) and solaris (sparc)">Generic ActivePerl Installer for Linux (x86) and Solaris (sparc)</A></LI> <LI><A HREF="#windows (x86)">Windows (x86)</A></LI> </UL> <LI><A HREF="#configuration">Configuration</A></LI> <LI><A HREF="#known issues">Known Issues</A></LI> <UL> <LI><A HREF="#all platforms">All Platforms</A></LI> <LI><A HREF="#linux and solaris">Linux and Solaris</A></LI> <LI><A HREF="#windows">Windows</A></LI> <LI><A HREF="#further information">Further Information</A></LI> </UL> <LI><A HREF="#reporting problems">Reporting Problems</A></LI> </UL> <!-- INDEX END --> <HR> <P> <H1><A NAME="activeperl 5.6.0.613 release notes">ActivePerl 5.6.0.613 -- Release Notes</A></H1> <P>Welcome, and thanks for downloading ActivePerl 5.6. This release corresponds to Perl version 5.6.0.</P> <P>Binaries for the following platforms are available:</P> <DL> <DT><STRONG><A NAME="item_Linux_x86_for_RedHat_6%2E0">Linux x86 for RedHat 6.0</A></STRONG><BR> <DD> <DT><STRONG><A NAME="item_Linux_x86_for_Debian_2%2E1">Linux x86 for Debian 2.1</A></STRONG><BR> <DD> <DT><STRONG><A NAME="item_Solaris_sparc_for_Solaris_2%2E6">Solaris sparc for Solaris 2.6</A></STRONG><BR> <DD> <DT><STRONG><A NAME="item_Windows_x86_for_Windows_NT_and_Windows_2000">Windows x86 for Windows NT and Windows 2000</A></STRONG><BR> <DD> </DL> <P> <HR> <H1><A NAME="installing activeperl">Installing ActivePerl</A></H1> <P>ActivePerl can be easily installed in each platform's native format.</P> <P> <H2><A NAME="linux (x86)">Linux (x86)</A></H2> <DL> <DT><STRONG><A NAME="item_RedHat_6%2E0">RedHat 6.0</A></STRONG><BR> <DD> The RedHat-compatible package is in RPM format. This should be installed as root, using the following command: <PRE> % rpm -i ActivePerl-5.6.0.613-1.i386.rpm</PRE> <P>This package has only been tested with RedHat 6.0, but is expected to be compatible with other RedHat 6.0 compatible installations as well, including RedHat 6.1 installations.</P> <P></P> <DT><STRONG><A NAME="item_Debian_2%2E1">Debian 2.1</A></STRONG><BR> <DD> The Debian-compatible package is in dpkg format. This should be installed as root, using the following command: <PRE> % dpkg -i ActivePerl-5.6.0.613.deb</PRE> <P>This package has only been tested with Debian 2.1, but is expected to be compatible with other Debian 2.1 compatible installations as well.</P> <P></P></DL> <P> <H2><A NAME="solaris (sparc)">Solaris (sparc)</A></H2> <P>The Solaris package is in pkgadd format. This should be installed as root, using the following commands:</P> <PRE> % gunzip ActivePerl-sol26-5.6.0.gz % pkgadd -d ActivePerl-sol26-5.6.0</PRE> <P>This package has only been tested with Solaris 2.6, but is expected to be compatible with other Solaris 2.6 compatible installations as well, including Solaris 2.7.</P> <P> <H2><A NAME="generic activeperl installer for linux (x86) and solaris (sparc)">Generic ActivePerl Installer for Linux (x86) and Solaris (sparc)</A></H2> <P>Download the distribution to a temporary directory, extract the files, chdir to the ActivePerl directory and then run the script `install.sh'. The installation script will prompt you for the target installation directory.</P> <PRE> % tar zxf ActivePerl-5.6.0.613.tar.gz % cd ActivePerl-5.6.0.613 % ./install.sh</PRE> <P> <H2><A NAME="windows (x86)">Windows (x86)</A></H2> <P>The Windows package is in Microsoft Windows Installer format. On Windows NT and Windows9x, you may need to download and install the MSI support package in order to begin the install process. Windows 2000 users do not need any additional software to install the package.</P> <P>Before you can install ActivePerl, Windows NT users will need to download and install Windows Installer 1.1 from:</P> <PRE> <A HREF="http://www.ActiveState.com/download/contrib/Microsoft/NT/InstMsi.exe">http://www.ActiveState.com/download/contrib/Microsoft/NT/InstMsi.exe</A> <A HREF="http://www.ActiveState.com/download/contrib/Microsoft/9x/InstMsi.exe">http://www.ActiveState.com/download/contrib/Microsoft/9x/InstMsi.exe</A></PRE> <P>If you are installing Perl on behalf of other users, we recommend running the installer with administrative privileges. Running without administrative privileges has the following limitations:</P> <UL> <LI> The PerlScript feature will be unavailable. <P></P> <LI> PerlMSG.dll is not installed. <P></P> <LI> Environment variables are only set for the current user. <P></P> <LI> The option to create a file association for Perl files is disabled. <P></P> <LI> Any registry entries created are under HKEY_CURRENT_USER and not under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. <P></P></UL> <P>NOTE: DO NOT launch the installation package from a directory for which the `System' account does not have read permission. If you do, the Windows Installer Service will not be able to access the MSI file in order to perform the installation. You may get an error message to this effect or it may fail mysteriously.</P> <P> <HR> <H1><A NAME="configuration">Configuration</A></H1> <P>The Red Hat, Debian and Sun packages are installed into the /usr/local/perl-5.6 directory. Add /usr/local/perl-5.6/bin directory to your PATH environment variable to conveniently access it. For example, in the C shell:</P> <PRE> % setenv PATH /usr/local/perl-5.6/bin:$PATH</PRE> <P>The Generic ActivePerl installer allows you to install the package anywhere that the user has write permission. Add the bin directory to your PATH environment variable to conveniently access it. For example, in the C shell (assuming you installed into /home/larry/perl-5.6):</P> <PRE> % setenv PATH /home/larry/perl-5.6/bin:$PATH</PRE> <P>On Windows, the installer allows the package to be installed anywhere. We recommend not installing over an existing Perl installation.</P> <P> <HR> <H1><A NAME="known issues">Known Issues</A></H1> <P> <H2><A NAME="all platforms">All Platforms</A></H2> <P>A definitive summary of platform-independent changes and known issues in this release is available in <A HREF="./lib/Pod/perldelta.html">the perldelta manpage</A> and in the CHANGES log that comes with the ActivePerl distribution.</P> <P>Platform-specific issues in ActivePerl are listed below.</P> <P> <H2><A NAME="linux and solaris">Linux and Solaris</A></H2> <UL> <LI> The suidperl executable is not included in this package due to potential security issues. If you wish to use suidperl in your installation, we recommend building Perl from source. The source code for ActivePerl is available at <A HREF="http://www.ActiveState.com/.">http://www.ActiveState.com/.</A> <P></P></UL> <P> <H2><A NAME="windows">Windows</A></H2> <UL> <LI> PerlScript currently does not function correctly when being run in an ASP environment under IIS 5. This appears to be an issue in the `MSVCRT.DLL' that ships with Windows 2000. We are working to resolve the problem for a future release. <P></P> <LI> ActivePerl depends on `MSVCRT.DLL' being installed on the target system. This file ships with Windows 98, Windows NT and Windows 2000 but not with Windows 95. If you do not have this file installed on your system you may experience problems installing and/or running components within ActivePerl. <P>You can download a self extracting executable that contains `MSVCRT.DLL' from:</P> <PRE> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/softlib/mslfiles/msvcrt.exe">ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/softlib/mslfiles/msvcrt.exe</A></PRE> <P>Save the file in a temporary directory and double click on it to extract the files. Follow the instructions in the `ReadMe.txt' file contained in the package in order to install the missing file.</P> <P></P></UL> <P> <H2><A NAME="further information">Further Information</A></H2> <P>The Perl distribution comes with extensive documentation. On Unix platforms, all the standard documentation is installed as man pages under the Perl install location. The location of the man pages may need to be added to the MANPATH environment variable in order to access them. For example, in the C shell:</P> <PRE> % setenv MANPATH /usr/local/perl-5.6/man:$MANPATH</PRE> <P>The documentation is installed in HTML format on all platforms. If ActivePerl was installed in /usr/local/perl-5.6 then the HTML documentation would be located in /usr/local/perl-5.6/html.</P> <P>On Windows, the standard documentation along with Windows-specific Perl documentation is installed in HTML format, and is accessible from the ``Start'' menu.</P> <P>Updated versions of the HTML documentation will always be available at the ActiveState website:</P> <PRE> <A HREF="http://www.ActiveState.com/ActivePerl/">http://www.ActiveState.com/ActivePerl/</A></PRE> <P> <HR> <H1><A NAME="reporting problems">Reporting Problems</A></H1> <P>Please report any problems you encounter with this release at the following location:</P> <PRE> <A HREF="http://bugs.ActiveState.com/ActivePerl/">http://bugs.ActiveState.com/ActivePerl/</A></PRE> <P>If you do not have web access, reports can be also sent via email to <A HREF="mailto:ActivePerl-Bugs@ActiveState.com.">ActivePerl-Bugs@ActiveState.com.</A> Please be sure to include detailed information about the platform in your message.</P> <P>As far as possible, please ensure that there is enough information in the report to reproduce the bug elsewhere. It also helps to submit a minimal test case that exhibits the bug.</P> <TABLE BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0 WIDTH=100%> <TR><TD CLASS=block VALIGN=MIDDLE WIDTH=100% BGCOLOR="#cccccc"> <FONT SIZE=+1><STRONG><P CLASS=block> ActivePerl 5.6.0.613 -- Release Notes</P></STRONG></FONT> </TD></TR> </TABLE> </BODY> </HTML> 
