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From: composer@Beyond.Dreams.ORG (Jeff Kellem)
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Subject: updated Texinfo edition (0.6) of Perl manual -- for ver. 4.036
Date: 13 Sep 93 18:12:08
Organization: Beyond Dreams
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I've finally updated the Texinfo version of the Perl man page to match
Perl version 4.036.  The changes are minimal.  The README for it is
included below.  As stated therein, it's available via anonymous ftp
from:

        ftp.dreams.org
in the
        /pub/perl-manual

directory.

Enjoy...

                        -jeff

Jeff Kellem
Internet: composer@Beyond.Dreams.ORG

===CUT HERE===
README file for Texinfo manual for PERL -- Edition 0.6
	(for perl version 4.0 patchlevel 36)
=======================================================
Date: 13 September 1993  12:30pm EDT

This is a DRAFT copy!  Actually, this is just taken from the `Introduction'
of the Texinfo version of the perl manual.  Ok, so I'm lazy... ;-)  This
file will change in the future!

The files included in the ftp.dreams.org:~ftp/pub/perl-manual directory are:


README                  this file...  ;-)       

[ All of the following files are compressed, of course.  Don't forget to
  transfer in binary (image) mode. ]

perl.info.Z             Formatted Info Files
perl.info-1.Z           Formatted Info Files
perl.info-2.Z           Formatted Info Files
perl.info-3.Z           Formatted Info Files
perl.info-4.Z           Formatted Info Files
perl.info-5.Z           Formatted Info Files
perl.info-6.Z           Formatted Info Files

perl.texinfo.Z          Texinfo source

texinfo.tex.Z		Version 2.108 of the Texinfo macros
			[ only needed to create hardcopy ]

[ The errata patches probably aren't that necessary.  Just grab the actual
  info files; no formatting is needed. :-)  The errata patches only patch
  perl.texinfo. ]

errata-patch-0.5-0.6.Z		diffs between edition 0.5 and 0.6
errata-patch-0.4-0.5.Z		diffs between edition 0.4 and 0.5
errata-patch-0.3d-0.4.Z		diffs between edition 0.3d and 0.4
errata-patch-0.3c-0.3d.Z	diffs between edition 0.3c and 0.3d
errata-patch-0.3b-0.3c.Z	diffs between edition 0.3b and 0.3c
errata-patch-0.3a-0.3b.Z	diffs between edition 0.3a and 0.3b
errata-patch-0.3-0.3a.Z		diffs between edition 0.3 and 0.3a

To install the formatted info files in your emacs info tree, move the
`perl-info*' files to your Info-directory (possibly `/usr/gnu/info',
`/usr/local/emacs/info' or something along those lines).  Then add a line
similar to the following to the file `Info-directory/dir'.

* Perl: (perl.info).        DRAFT of PERL manual (in Texinfo, of course ;-).


Description
***********

This Texinfo manual describes PERL, the Practical Extraction and Report
Language.  The manual is, currently, mainly a conversion of Larry Wall's
original unix-style man page into Texinfo format.  In the future, new
sections will be added, such as tutorial sections and more examples.

The Texinfo version of the perl manual is maintained and distributed by
Jeff Kellem.  His electronic mail address is composer@Beyond.Dreams.ORG.
There is a mailing list for discussion of the Texinfo version of the
perl manual and a mailing address for reporting bugs in this version of
the manual.  They are:

 *Mailing Address*                        *What The Address Is For*
 perl-manual-request@Beyond.Dreams.ORG    administrivia (add/drop requests)
 perl-manual@Beyond.Dreams.ORG            discussion of the Texinfo perl manual
 bug-perl-manual@Beyond.Dreams.ORG        reporting bugs in the perl manual

If you would like to join the discussion of the perl manual, send a note to

     perl-manual-request@Beyond.Dreams.ORG

The latest edition of the Texinfo version of the Perl manual is
available via anonymous ftp from:

     ftp.dreams.org

in the

     /pub/perl-manual

directory.


Note
====

I still consider this manual incomplete;  I hope to add more sections such
as tutorials, etc.  With your suggestions and bug reports, this manual will
continue to get better and better and (hopefully) make learning perl
easier.  Thanks!

Enjoy...  :-)

                        -jeff

Jeff Kellem
Internet: composer@Beyond.Dreams.ORG



