#Perl download mac os x
#Perl download install

Once you are in the directory where you have the zipped file, run the following commands: tar -xzf perl-5.24.1.tar.gz

if you have downloaded the file in Downloads directory then change the directory by typing this command: cd ~/Downloads Download the source file (click on Download latest stable source) and run the following commands in the terminal.įirst change the directory in terminal where in you have downloaded the zipped file.

#Perl download mac os x

Installing perl on Mac is similar to Linux/Unix, go to the same link and click on Mac OS X tab. if you have downloaded the version 5.10.1 then the set of commands would be: tar -xzf perl-5.10.1.tar.gz Note: You may need to change the version in the above shell commands according to the source file you have downloaded, for e.g.

#Perl download install

Save it in your home directory, which should be your current working directory, install the perl with the following shell commands: tar -xzf perl-5.24.1.tar.gz You should see something like “Download latest stable source (5.24.1)”, click on it and download the zipped file, at the time of writing this article 5.24.1 is the latest stable version, you may find it different, don’t worry just download the file. Go to this link: click on Linux/Unix tab. To install Strawberry Perl: go to this link: and download the 32 bit or 64 bit version depending on your system. To install Active Perl: go to this link: and download the installation file, installation steps are self explanatory. However if you are more concerned about which one you should choose, you can refer this discussion: One is using ActivePerl another is StrawberryPerl, you can choose either one of them. There are two methods (more specifically two distributions) to install Perl on Windows. The steps are as follows: Installing Perl on Windows However if you don’t get this message, you can install the perl for free. Internet, point your browser at, the Perl Home Page. This system using 'man perl' or 'perldoc perl'. GNU General Public License, which may be found in the Perl 5 source kit.Ĭomplete documentation for Perl, including FAQ lists, should be found on Perl may be copied only under the terms of either the Artistic License or the (with 2 registered patches, see perl -V for more detail) If you have it on your system then you should see a message like this: This is perl 5, version 18, subversion 2 (v5.18.2) built for darwin-thread-multi-2level To check whether you have it on your system, you can go to command prompt (terminal in mac) and type “perl -v” without quotes. In most of the cases, you have it already installed on your System as several Operating systems have it pre-installed.