The web site also has links to RPM and Debian .deb Linux packages,
which may be convenient for some users.
+Quick Test Drive
+ If you want to do a quick test of perltidy without doing any
+ installation, get a .tar.gz or a .zip source file and see the section
+ below "Method 2: Installation as a single binary script".
+
Uninstall older versions
In certain circumstances, it is best to remove an older version of
perltidy before installing the latest version. These are:
install" step.
Method 2: Installation as a single binary script
- An alternative method is possible which avoids installing modules.
- This method can be used to quickly test perltidy to see if it will
- be useful, without doing a full installation. Also, this might be
- helpful on a system for which the Makefile.PL method does not work,
- or if you are temporarily a guest on some system.
+ If you just want to take perltidy for a quick test drive without
+ installing it, or are having trouble installing modules, you can
+ bundle it all in one independent executable script. This might also
+ be helpful on a system for which the Makefile.PL method does not
+ work, or if you are temporarily a guest on some system, or if you
+ want to try hacking a special version of perltidy without messing up
+ your regular version.
- The command to do this is
+ You just need to uncompress the source distribution, cd down into
+ it, and enter the command:
perl pm2pl
which will combine the pieces of perltidy into a single script named
- perltidy in the current directory. This script should be functional.
+ perltidy in the current directory. This script should be fully
+ functional. Try it out on a handy perl script, for example
+
+ perl perltidy Makefile.PL
+
+ This should create Makefile.PL.tdy.
After Installation
After installation by either method, verify that the installation