At 7:29 AM +0100 2/12/2003, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >I have this message: > ># Can't modify concatenation (.) or string in scalar assignment, near >"extern:" >File 'disc-extern:macperl5:perl561r2:MacPerl ƒ:Mhonarc:install'; Line 1 ># syntax error, near "extern:" >File 'disc-extern:macperl5:perl561r2:MacPerl ƒ:Mhonarc:install'; Line 1 ># Execution of disc-extern:macperl5:perl561r2:MacPerl ƒ:Mhonarc:install >aborted due to compilation errors. > >I don't understand the syntax error; I don't find in the Perl: a >beginner 's guide book, first edition, translated in spanish. >thanks for your help,
It is unlikely that we can understand the syntax error without any context. It appears that you are attempting to work with the file: disc-extern:macperl5:perl561r2:MacPerl Ÿ:Mhonarc:install.me perhaps in an eval. perhaps with a one-liner. I'm not certain. I can't reproduce the error There is one thing you need to keep in mind. MHonArc will not install transparently with MacPerl. It will not install as easily under MacPerl as it will under a unix-y perl. Despite some window dressing in install.me, the install.me script will not install MHonArc on MacPerl without serious hacking. (The check for a valid perl executable, for instance, attempts to call "perl -v" and test the result for /\bperl\b/i - this will fail with MacPerl.) And yet, it is very likely that many of the files and directories (unpacked using the MacPerl-supplied 'installme' droplet) will work directly with MacPerl without going through the extra steps of an install process. I would check here and mhonarc.org and the mhonarc.org mailing lists to see whether anyone has suggestions on how to utilize Mhonarc with MacPerl. -Charles Euonymic Solutions
