Description
Running Perl scripts on Windows usually fails on one thing: no compiler, so any module with C extensions refuses to install. Strawberry Perl bundles the whole environment: Perl itself, the gcc compiler and related tools, common crypto, graphics, math and XML libraries, and database clients, so you can write code and install modules right after setup.
The aim is to make Perl on Windows feel as close to Unix as possible, so scripts written on Linux move over with little change. It is free, and each release ships an installer, a portable build and a build with the PDL numeric library.
Built-in gcc: CPAN modules with C extensions compile and install on Windows with no separate toolchain.
Libraries and database clients included: crypto, graphics, math and XML libraries plus database clients are bundled, so you don't hunt for dependencies.
Several packages: an MSI installer, a portable zip and a build with the PDL numeric library.
Close to Unix: Perl scripts behave on Windows as they do on Linux and Unix as far as possible.
The aim is to make Perl on Windows feel as close to Unix as possible, so scripts written on Linux move over with little change. It is free, and each release ships an installer, a portable build and a build with the PDL numeric library.
Features
Built-in gcc: CPAN modules with C extensions compile and install on Windows with no separate toolchain.
Libraries and database clients included: crypto, graphics, math and XML libraries plus database clients are bundled, so you don't hunt for dependencies.
Several packages: an MSI installer, a portable zip and a build with the PDL numeric library.
Close to Unix: Perl scripts behave on Windows as they do on Linux and Unix as far as possible.
