At 1:06 Uhr -0700 12.02.2003, Charles Albrecht wrote:
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
Once upon a time I have played with MHonArc. IRC, just leave the
install.me script alone (don't even try to run it), leave all other
files where they are and just run the supplied scripts. They *should*
work as expected.
The MacPerl book "MacPerl: Power and Ease" by Vicki Brown and Chris
Nandor can still be found on
<http://macperl.com/macperl/ptf_book/HTML>
It is written in English, and won't help you with MHonArc, but it is
worth reading for all MacPerl users.
HTH,
Thomas
