Thecus N5200 Module: PERL

Facts

Name: PERL (Perl Programming Language)

Maintainer(s): Andreas Vogel (omega)

Target: N5200

Latest version: 2.00.01

Depends on module(s): none

Description

General Overview and Installation

This module comes as a ZIP compressed file with the name N5200_<modname>_<version>.zip, where <modname> is the module name and <version> is the version number of the module. While unpacking the ZIP file, a new directory N5200_<modname>_<version> containing the module and its source code is created.

The module file is called <modname>.mod and the source code is located in the directory <modname>. The source code is included for interested people and is not needed for module installation. The file Makefile can be used to rebuild the module on Linux systems.

The module is installed using the "System"->"Module Mgmt" menu in the Thecus Web Server Administration. Specify the file <modname>.mod as the module file and press "Install".

The whole installation process is logged and sent as an E-Mail if you're configured in the E-Mail notification configuration. After successful installation enable the module in order to run the module.

After uninstallation of the module, a log of the uninstall process will be send to the user(s) configured in the E-mail notification configuration. Prior uninstallation of the module, the actual configuration data is backed up to the place "/data/raid/module/backup/<modname>". When the module is installed again, the module configuration is restored from that place if available.

Module version 2.00.00

The Perl Programming Language has been created by Larry Wall and is widely used for scripting and programming.

This is a short description from the perl homepage:

Perl is a stable, cross platform programming language. It is used for mission critical projects in the public and private sectors and is widely used to program web applications of all needs.

Please consult the perl homepage for further details.

This module installs Perl version 5.8.8.

The complete installation directory tree is below /raid/data/module/PERL/perl. The binaries are in subdirectory bin, the libraries are in lib and the man pages are in man.

On the module property page, you can do this:

• See a short module description.

Module version 2.00.01

This is a minor update of the PERL package. The PERL version still is 5.8.8.

This version was mainly created to support the new SlimServer version 2.00.02, so if you want to use that SlimServer version, you're required to install this PERL version too.

News

• <2007-01-31>: Version 2.00.00: First public release.
• <2007-08-08>: Version 2.00.01: Some minor fixes. Supports SlimServer 2.00.02.

Versions

• Version 2.00.01
  • Release date: 2007-08-08
  • Works on firmware: 1.00.06.5
  • Does not work on firmware: <= 1.00.05
  • Download: N5200_PERL_2.00.01.zip (approx 22mb)
  • Major changes: Support for SlimServer 2.00.02.

• Version 2.00.00
  • Release date: 2007-01-31
  • Works on firmware: 1.00.06.5
  • Does not work on firmware: <= 1.00.05
  • Download: needs new URL - can't be hosted on onbeat.dk
  • Major changes: First public release.