Commit 09962dd1 authored by travis%sedsystems.ca's avatar travis%sedsystems.ca

Bug 239852 - Documentation changes for Windows support

Patch by bruce.armstrong@teamsybase.com, cleaned up by travis@sedsystems.ca r=bugzilla@glob.com.au
parent fdee1caf
......@@ -24,13 +24,15 @@
a 'make' utility. The <command>nmake</command> utility provided with
Microsoft Visual C++ may be used. As an alternative, there is a
utility called <command>dmake</command> available from CPAN which is
written entirely in Perl.
written entirely in Perl. The majority of the links given below, however,
are to pre-compiled versions of the modules, which can be installed
on Windows simply by issuing the following command once you have
downloaded the PPD file (which may be packaged within a ZIP file):
</para>
<para>
As described in <xref linkend="modules-manual-download" />, however, most
packages already exist and are available from ActiveState or theory58S.
We highly recommend that you install them using the ppm GUI available with
ActiveState and to add the theory58S repository to your list of repositories.
<screen>
<prompt>&gt;</prompt> ppm install &lt;filename.ppd&gt;
</screen>
</para>
</note>
</section>
......@@ -38,30 +40,39 @@
<section id="modules-manual-download">
<title>Download Locations</title>
<note>
<para>
<note>
Running Bugzilla on Windows requires the use of ActiveState
Perl 5.8.1 or higher. Many modules already exist in the core
distribution of ActiveState Perl. Additional modules can be downloaded
from <ulink url="http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms/" /> if you use
Perl 5.8.x or from <ulink url="http://cpan.uwinnipeg.ca/PPMPackages/10xx/" />
if you use Perl 5.10.x.
</para>
Perl 5.8.1 or higher. Some modules already exist in the core
distribution of ActiveState Perl so no PPM link is given.
(This is noted where it occurs.)
</note>
</para>
<para>
AppConfig:
<literallayout>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/src/ABW/AppConfig-1.56/lib/AppConfig.pm"/>
PPM Download Link: <ulink url="http://landfill.bugzilla.org/ppm/AppConfig.ppd"/>
Documentation: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/~abw/AppConfig-1.56/lib/AppConfig.pm"/>
</literallayout>
</para>
<para>
CGI:
<literallayout>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/CGI.pm/"/>
Documentation: <ulink url="http://perldoc.perl.org/CGI.html"/>
PPM Download Link: Part of core distribution.
Documentation: <ulink url="http://www.perldoc.com/perl5.8.0/lib/CGI.html"/>
</literallayout>
</para>
<para>
Data-Dumper:
<literallayout>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/Data-Dumper/"/>
Documentation: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/Data-Dumper/Dumper.pm"/>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url=http://search.cpan.org/src/ILYAM/Data-Dumper-2.121/Dumper.pm"/>
PPM Download Page: Part of core distribution.
Documentation: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/~ilyam/Data-Dumper-2.121/Dumper.pm"/>
</literallayout>
</para>
......@@ -69,6 +80,7 @@
Date::Format (part of TimeDate):
<literallayout>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/TimeDate/"/>
PPM Download Link: <ulink url="http://landfill.bugzilla.org/ppm/TimeDate.ppd"/>
Documentation: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/TimeDate/lib/Date/Format.pm"/>
</literallayout>
</para>
......@@ -77,6 +89,7 @@
DBI:
<literallayout>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/DBI/"/>
PPM Download Link: <ulink url="http://landfill.bugzilla.org/ppm/DBI.ppd"/>
Documentation: <ulink url="http://dbi.perl.org/docs/"/>
</literallayout>
</para>
......@@ -85,23 +98,26 @@
DBD::mysql:
<literallayout>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/DBD-mysql/"/>
PPM Download Link: <ulink url="http://landfill.bugzilla.org/ppm/DBD-mysql.ppd"/>
Documentation: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/DBD-mysql/lib/DBD/mysql.pm"/>
</literallayout>
</para>
<para>
DBD::Pg:
File::Spec:
<literallayout>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/DBD-Pg/"/>
Documentation: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/DBD-Pg/Pg.pm"/>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/File-Spec/"/>
PPM Download Page: Part of core distribution.
Documentation: <ulink url="http://www.perldoc.com/perl5.8.0/lib/File/Spec.html"/>
</literallayout>
</para>
<para>
File::Spec:
File::Temp:
<literallayout>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/File-Spec/"/>
Documentation: <ulink url="http://perldoc.perl.org/File/Spec.html"/>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/File-Temp/"/>
PPM Download Page: Part of core distribution.
Documentation: <ulink url="http://www.perldoc.com/perl5.8.0/lib/File/Temp.html"/>
</literallayout>
</para>
......@@ -109,44 +125,37 @@
Template-Toolkit:
<literallayout>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/Template-Toolkit/"/>
PPM Download Link: <ulink url="http://landfill.bugzilla.org/ppm/Template-Toolkit.ppd"/>
Documentation: <ulink url="http://www.template-toolkit.org/docs.html"/>
</literallayout>
</para>
<para>
GD:
<literallayout>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/GD/"/>
Documentation: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/GD/GD.pm"/>
</literallayout>
</para>
<para>
Template::Plugin::GD:
Text::Wrap:
<literallayout>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/Template-GD/" />
Documentation: <ulink url="http://www.template-toolkit.org/docs/aqua/Modules/index.html" />
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/Text-Tabs+Wrap/"/>
PPM Download Link: Part of core distribution.
Documentation: <ulink url="http://www.perldoc.com/perl5.8.0/lib/Text/Wrap.html"/>
</literallayout>
</para>
<para>
MIME::Parser (part of MIME-tools):
GD:
<literallayout>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/MIME-tools/"/>
Documentation: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/MIME-tools/lib/MIME/Parser.pm"/>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/GD/"/>
PPM Download Link: <ulink url="http://landfill.bugzilla.org/ppm/GD.ppd"/>
Documentation: <ulink url="http://stein.cshl.org/WWW/software/GD/"/>
</literallayout>
</para>
</section>
<section id="modules-manual-optional">
<title>Optional Modules</title>
<para>
Chart::Base:
<literallayout>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/Chart/"/>
Documentation: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/Chart/Chart.pod"/>
PPM Download Page: <ulink url="http://landfill.bugzilla.org/ppm/Chart.ppd"/>
Documentation: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/src/CHARTGRP/Chart-2.3/doc/Documentation.pdf"/>
</literallayout>
</para>
......@@ -154,6 +163,7 @@
GD::Graph:
<literallayout>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/GDGraph/"/>
PPM Download Link: <ulink url="http://landfill.bugzilla.org/ppm/GDGraph.ppd"/>
Documentation: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/GDGraph/Graph.pm"/>
</literallayout>
</para>
......@@ -162,31 +172,35 @@
GD::Text::Align (part of GD::Text::Util):
<literallayout>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/GDTextUtil/"/>
PPM Download Page: <ulink url="http://landfill.bugzilla.org/ppm/GDTextUtil.ppd"/>
Documentation: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/GDTextUtil/Text/Align.pm"/>
</literallayout>
</para>
<para>
XML::Twig:
MIME::Parser (part of MIME-tools):
<literallayout>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/XML-Twig/"/>
Documentation: <ulink url="http://standards.ieee.org/resources/spasystem/twig/twig_stable.html"/>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/MIME-tools/"/>
PPM Download Link: <ulink url="http://ppm.activestate.com/PPMPackages/zips/8xx-builds-only/Windows/MIME-tools-5.411a.zip"/>
Documentation: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/MIME-tools/lib/MIME/Parser.pm"/>
</literallayout>
</para>
<para>
PatchReader:
XML::Parser:
<literallayout>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/author/JKEISER/PatchReader/"/>
Documentation: <ulink url="http://www.johnkeiser.com/mozilla/Patch_Viewer.html"/>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/XML-Parser/"/>
PPM Download Link: Part of core distribution.
Documentation: <ulink url="http://www.perldoc.com/perl5.6.1/lib/XML/Parser.html"/>
</literallayout>
</para>
<para>
Image::Magick:
PatchReader:
<literallayout>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/PerlMagick/"/>
Documentation: <ulink url="http://www.imagemagick.org/script/resources.php"/>
CPAN Download Page: <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/author/JKEISER/PatchReader/"/>
PPM Download Link: <ulink url="http://landfill.bugzilla.org/ppm/PatchReader.ppd"/>
Documentation: <ulink url="http://www.johnkeiser.com/mozilla/Patch_Viewer.html"/>
</literallayout>
</para>
</section>
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