This file contains installation instructions for two different ports of Perl to win32. One port is known as the 'ActivePerl' port, the other is known as 'the GS port'. ********************************* ActivePerl ********************************** This was written and submitted by Roland Bauer. Thanks. I have edited them slightly. How to install w3mir on Win95/AS-port (April 1999): =================================================== + get and install winzip from http://www.winzip.com/ + get and install ActivePerl (now Build 509) from http://www.activestate.com/ + get nmake.exe from ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/Softlib/MSLFILES/nmake15.exe (or set switch make=nmake to make=dmake in Config.pm and get dmake from GS port) + perl makefile.pl + nmake + nmake install + perl w3mir -h + perl w3mir http://xx.zz.zz/dir/ Caveats: ======== + archive 1.0.6 from CPAN seems to be corrupted + &mkdir does not seem to work with dos-paths like 'D:/DIR1/DIR2' (so it is not possible to save to another harddisk) *********************************** GS Perl *********************************** These win32 installation instructions were written by Paul Hsiao and slightly edited by me. My thanks to Paul. It was current as of 22-May-1998. WINZIP DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS The WinZip program can be accessed from the "Start" button, if the program came with your system. This software can be obtained from: http://www.winzip.com/ Follow the installation instructions for the WinZip software as needed. PERL DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS The w3mir code will need access to version 5.003 or higher of the Perl interpreter and LWP library extensions in order for it to run. This software can be obtained from: ftp://sunsite.uio.no/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/ports/win32/Standard From this URL, select perl5.00402-bindist04-bc.tar.gz and download to your PC into a folder of your choice. In the folder, run WinZip on this file. For MS Windows 95, you need to update the registration: open C:\autoexec.bat and add a line path %path%;C:\Perl\bin; (C:\Perl\ is the path of the perl folder) W3MIR DOWNLOAD AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS You already have w3mir. Right? Unpack the .tar.gz file with winzip. Open a DOS prompt screen and go to the w3mir folder: cd C:\w3mir-1.0.3 Type the install command for w3mir: perl.exe Makefile.PL make make install To test w3mir, type: perl w3mir -h If the screen displays all options (about 25 options), then w3mir is installed correctly.