Can I build perl myself from the standard distribution source code?
The standard perl distribution is mainly geared for UNIX systems. The configuration scripts are in UNIX shell language. It is therefore not a simple task to build perl from the standard distribution. However, it has been done. Karl Martin Syring has built perl with the GNU-Win32 development system. His port is available at: http://www.edv.agrar.tu-muenchen.de/~syring/gnu-win32/perl.zip To build this, you’ll need GNU-Win32, which is available from Cygnus Support (http://www.cygnus.com/misc/gnu-win32). Gary Ng has ported perl to be compiled with Microsoft Visual C++. His port is available at this address: http://www.endcontsw.com/pub/perl_win32.zip To build it, unzip the distribution file into a win32 subdirectory of your perl directory (from the standard distribution — like the os2 subdirectory). 1.4. Where is the Perl for Win32 interpreter available? The Perl for Win32 package is available as a ZIP archive by anonymous FTP from ActiveWare and from CPAN, the Comprehensive Perl Archive
