# Microperl-Standalone A small(er) Perl for simple tasks by ben@srctxt.com id bxt0flqlbfu ## Why Perls source code contains a lot of files. Perl is a large language. Sometimes you only need a portable and nicer awk. Maybe Microperl can provide this. ## Howto build - tar xfvz microperl-standalone.tar.gz - cd microperl-standalone/microperl-5.10.1 - make ## Howto rebuild with other Perl version This microperl is based on the sources of http://www.cpan.org/src/5.0/perl-5.10.1.tar.gz. For upgrading downloading your Perl sources and then: - get cfiles.txt and 'get-micro-files.sh' into the source folder of perl - run sh ./get-micro-files.sh - cd microfiles - make -f Makefiles.micro