Path: usenet.cise.ufl.edu!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!news.ultranet.com!news-out.communique.net!communique!gatech!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!ais.net!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!192.108.254.3!news.teleport.com!not-for-mail From: chip@rio.atlantic.net (Chip Salzenberg) Newsgroups: comp.lang.perl.announce,comp.lang.perl.misc Subject: Perl 5.004 is available Followup-To: comp.lang.perl.misc Date: 20 May 1997 17:54:19 GMT Organization: Internet Connect Company +1(352)375-2912, USA Lines: 65 Sender: news-merlyn@gadget.cscaper.com Approved: merlyn@stonehenge.com (comp.lang.perl.announce) Message-ID: <5lsogb$m4l$1@nadine.teleport.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: gadget.cscaper.com X-Disclaimer: The "Approved" header verifies header information for article transmission and does not imply approval of content. Xref: usenet.cise.ufl.edu comp.lang.perl.announce:177 comp.lang.perl.misc:27599 The Perl development team is pleased to announce the release of Perl 5.004. You should be able to install and use this release of Perl under almost all families, mutations, and imitations of UNIX, as well as VMS, OS/2, QNX, LynxOS, AmigaOS, Plan 9, and Windows NT. If this release of Perl is built under Windows NT, it can also be used under Windows 95. It is *vital* that you read the file "INSTALL" before building this release; it contains information you absolutely need to know. For example, "INSTALL" explains how you can install Perl 5.004 without removing previous version(s) of Perl, and how you can make Perl 5.004 binary-compatible with Perl 5.003 (and why you have a choice). There are several new functions and features in Perl 5.004, including a small number of unavoidable incompatibilies. See the change notices for details, in the file "pod/perldelta.pod". It is *highly* recommended that you read "pod/perldelta.pod" before using this release if you have any previous experience with Perl. If you find a bug, please report it to us with the "perlbug" script in the "utils" directory of the distribution. Since you may have older versions of "perlbug" installed, run it as "./perl utils/perlbug"; to display its documentation, use the "-h" flag. If you cannot send external E-Mail from your development platform, you can still use "perlbug" to prepare the bug report and save it to a file, which you should then mail to . If Perl didn't even compile, then you won't be able to use "perlbug". Instead, compose your bug report by hand, being sure to include the output of the "myconfig" shell script included in the distribution, and mail it to . We re-emphasize: *Please* read "INSTALL" and "pod/perldelta.pod". We are happy to answer questions, but our time is limited. By reading the excellent documentation included with Perl before asking for help, you will save yourself time, you will save us time, and you will help us debug the documentation. NOTE: One user-visible bug in Perl 5.004 was found between the creation of Perl 5.004 and its announcement. A bug fix will be posted separately. You will find this release on CPAN, the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network. The following URL at Tom Christiansen's web server (perl.com) will automatically direct your request to a CPAN FTP site appropriate for your location: http://www.perl.com/CPAN/src/5.0/perl5.004.tar.gz If you wish to retrieve the file entirely with HTTP, you can use this URL at The Perl Institute (perl.org): http://www.perl.org/CPAN/src/5.0/perl5.004.tar.gz Finally, to quote Douglas Adams: "Share and enjoy!" Signed, The Perl Development Team -- Chip Salzenberg - a.k.a. - "Most organizations reward individuals and groups that choose to re-invent the wheel." -- Bjarne Stroustrup