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-=head1 NAME
-
-perlfaq2 - Obtaining and Learning about Perl
-
-=head1 DESCRIPTION
-
-This section of the FAQ answers questions about where to find
-source and documentation for Perl, support, and
-related matters.
-
-=head2 What machines support Perl? Where do I get it?
-
-The standard release of Perl (the one maintained by the Perl
-development team) is distributed only in source code form. You
-can find the latest releases at L<http://www.cpan.org/src/>.
-
-Perl builds and runs on a bewildering number of platforms. Virtually
-all known and current Unix derivatives are supported (perl's native
-platform), as are other systems like VMS, DOS, OS/2, Windows,
-QNX, BeOS, OS X, MPE/iX and the Amiga.
-
-Binary distributions for some proprietary platforms can be found
-L<http://www.cpan.org/ports/> directory. Because these are not part of
-the standard distribution, they may and in fact do differ from the
-base perl port in a variety of ways. You'll have to check their
-respective release notes to see just what the differences are. These
-differences can be either positive (e.g. extensions for the features
-of the particular platform that are not supported in the source
-release of perl) or negative (e.g. might be based upon a less current
-source release of perl).
-
-=head2 How can I get a binary version of Perl?
-
-See L<CPAN Ports|http://www.cpan.org/ports/>
-
-=head2 I don't have a C compiler. How can I build my own Perl interpreter?
-
-For Windows, use a binary version of Perl,
-L<Strawberry Perl|http://strawberryperl.com/> and
-L<ActivePerl|http://www.activestate.com/activeperl> come with a
-bundled C compiler.
-
-Otherwise if you really do want to build Perl, you need to get a
-binary version of C<gcc> for your system first. Use a search
-engine to find out how to do this for your operating system.
-
-=head2 I copied the Perl binary from one machine to another, but scripts don't work.
-
-That's probably because you forgot libraries, or library paths differ.
-You really should build the whole distribution on the machine it will
-eventually live on, and then type C<make install>. Most other
-approaches are doomed to failure.
-
-One simple way to check that things are in the right place is to print out
-the hard-coded C<@INC> that perl looks through for libraries:
-
- % perl -le 'print for @INC'
-
-If this command lists any paths that don't exist on your system, then you
-may need to move the appropriate libraries to these locations, or create
-symbolic links, aliases, or shortcuts appropriately. C<@INC> is also printed as
-part of the output of
-
- % perl -V
-
-You might also want to check out
-L<perlfaq8/"How do I keep my own module/library directory?">.
-
-=head2 I grabbed the sources and tried to compile but gdbm/dynamic loading/malloc/linking/... failed. How do I make it work?
-
-Read the F<INSTALL> file, which is part of the source distribution.
-It describes in detail how to cope with most idiosyncrasies that the
-C<Configure> script can't work around for any given system or
-architecture.
-
-=head2 What modules and extensions are available for Perl? What is CPAN?
-
-CPAN stands for Comprehensive Perl Archive Network, a multi-gigabyte
-archive replicated on hundreds of machines all over the world. CPAN
-contains tens of thousands of modules and extensions, source code
-and documentation, designed for I<everything> from commercial
-database interfaces to keyboard/screen control and running large web sites.
-
-You can search CPAN on L<http://metacpan.org> or
-L<http://search.cpan.org/>.
-
-The master web site for CPAN is L<http://www.cpan.org/>,
-L<http://www.cpan.org/SITES.html> lists all mirrors.
-
-See the CPAN FAQ at L<http://www.cpan.org/misc/cpan-faq.html> for answers
-to the most frequently asked questions about CPAN.
-
-The L<Task::Kensho> module has a list of recommended modules which
-you should review as a good starting point.
-
-=head2 Where can I get information on Perl?
-
-=over 4
-
-=item * L<http://www.perl.org/>
-
-=item * L<http://perldoc.perl.org/>
-
-=item * L<http://learn.perl.org/>
-
-=back
-
-The complete Perl documentation is available with the Perl distribution.
-If you have Perl installed locally, you probably have the documentation
-installed as well: type C<perldoc perl> in a terminal or
-L<view online|http://perldoc.perl.org/perl.html>.
-
-(Some operating system distributions may ship the documentation in a different
-package; for instance, on Debian, you need to install the C<perl-doc> package.)
-
-Many good books have been written about Perl--see the section later in
-L<perlfaq2> for more details.
-
-=head2 What is perl.com? Perl Mongers? pm.org? perl.org? cpan.org?
-
-L<Perl.com|http://www.perl.com/> used to be part of the O'Reilly
-Network, a subsidiary of O'Reilly Media. Although it retains most of
-the original content from its O'Reilly Network, it is now hosted by
-L<The Perl Foundation|http://www.perlfoundation.org/>.
-
-The Perl Foundation is an advocacy organization for the Perl language
-which maintains the web site L<http://www.perl.org/> as a general
-advocacy site for the Perl language. It uses the domain to provide
-general support services to the Perl community, including the hosting
-of mailing lists, web sites, and other services. There are also many
-other sub-domains for special topics like learning Perl and jobs in Perl,
-such as:
-
-=over 4
-
-=item * L<http://www.perl.org/>
-
-=item * L<http://learn.perl.org/>
-
-=item * L<http://jobs.perl.org/>
-
-=item * L<http://lists.perl.org/>
-
-=back
-
-L<Perl Mongers|http://www.pm.org/> uses the pm.org domain for services
-related to local Perl user groups, including the hosting of mailing lists
-and web sites. See the L<Perl Mongers web site|http://www.pm.org/> for more
-information about joining, starting, or requesting services for a
-Perl user group.
-
-CPAN, or the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network L<http://www.cpan.org/>,
-is a replicated, worldwide repository of Perl software.
-See L<What is CPAN?|/"What modules and extensions are available for Perl? What is CPAN? What does CPANE<sol>srcE<sol>... mean?">.
-
-=head2 Where can I post questions?
-
-There are many Perl L<mailing lists|lists.perl.org> for various
-topics, specifically the L<beginners list|http://lists.perl.org/list/beginners.html>
-may be of use.
-
-Other places to ask questions are on the
-L<PerlMonks site|http://www.perlmonks.org/> or
-L<stackoverflow|http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/perl>.
-
-=head2 Perl Books
-
-There are many good L<books on Perl|http://www.perl.org/books/library.html>.
-
-=head2 Which magazines have Perl content?
-
-There's also I<$foo Magazin>, a German magazine dedicated to Perl, at
-( L<http://www.foo-magazin.de> ). The I<Perl-Zeitung> is another
-German-speaking magazine for Perl beginners (see
-L<http://perl-zeitung.at.tf> ).
-
-Several unix/linux releated magazines frequently includes articles on Perl.
-
-=head2 Which Perl blogs should I read?
-
-L<Perl News|http://perlnews.org/> covers some of the major events in the Perl
-world, L<Perl Weekly|http://perlweekly.com/> is a weekly e-mail
-(and RSS feed) of hand-picked Perl articles.
-
-L<http://blogs.perl.org/> hosts many Perl blogs, there are also
-several blog aggregators: L<Perlsphere|http://perlsphere.net/> and
-L<IronMan|http://ironman.enlightenedperl.org/> are two of them.
-
-=head2 What mailing lists are there for Perl?
-
-A comprehensive list of Perl-related mailing lists can be found at
-L<http://lists.perl.org/>
-
-=head2 Where can I buy a commercial version of Perl?
-
-Perl already I<is> commercial software: it has a license
-that you can grab and carefully read to your manager. It is distributed
-in releases and comes in well-defined packages. There is a very large
-and supportive user community and an extensive literature.
-
-If you still need commercial support
-L<ActiveState|http://www.activestate.com/activeperl> offers
-this.
-
-=head2 Where do I send bug reports?
-
-(contributed by brian d foy)
-
-First, ensure that you've found an actual bug. Second, ensure you've
-found an actual bug.
-
-If you've found a bug with the perl interpreter or one of the modules
-in the standard library (those that come with Perl), you can use the
-L<perlbug> utility that comes with Perl (>= 5.004). It collects
-information about your installation to include with your message, then
-sends the message to the right place.
-
-To determine if a module came with your version of Perl, you can
-install and use the L<Module::CoreList> module. It has the information
-about the modules (with their versions) included with each release
-of Perl.
-
-Every CPAN module has a bug tracker set up in RT, L<http://rt.cpan.org>.
-You can submit bugs to RT either through its web interface or by
-email. To email a bug report, send it to
-bug-E<lt>distribution-nameE<gt>@rt.cpan.org . For example, if you
-wanted to report a bug in L<Business::ISBN>, you could send a message to
-bug-Business-ISBN@rt.cpan.org .
-
-Some modules might have special reporting requirements, such as a
-Github or Google Code tracking system, so you should check the
-module documentation too.
-
-=head1 AUTHOR AND COPYRIGHT
-
-Copyright (c) 1997-2010 Tom Christiansen, Nathan Torkington, and
-other authors as noted. All rights reserved.
-
-This documentation is free; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-under the same terms as Perl itself.
-
-Irrespective of its distribution, all code examples here are in the public
-domain. You are permitted and encouraged to use this code and any
-derivatives thereof in your own programs for fun or for profit as you
-see fit. A simple comment in the code giving credit to the FAQ would
-be courteous but is not required.