From 27ee6a30d491773a423693cf4622590cd1c627dc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: lethosor Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2020 23:56:41 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add additional path to strawberry perl docs From http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=164123.msg8141934#msg8141934 --- docs/Compile.rst | 12 +++++++----- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/Compile.rst b/docs/Compile.rst index 650e762e3..5bb51a01f 100644 --- a/docs/Compile.rst +++ b/docs/Compile.rst @@ -545,23 +545,25 @@ to your binary search PATH so the tool can be later run from anywhere. Perl / Strawberry Perl ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -For the code generation parts you'll need Perl 5 with XML::LibXML and XML::LibXSLT. -`Strawberry Perl `_ is recommended as it includes -all of the required packages in a single, easy install. +For the code generation stage of the build process, you'll need Perl 5 with +XML::LibXML and XML::LibXSLT. `Strawberry Perl `_ is +recommended as it includes all of the required packages in a single, easy +install. After install, ensure Perl is in your user's PATH. This can be edited from ``Control Panel -> System -> Advanced System Settings -> Environment Variables``. -The following three directories must be in PATH, in this order: +The following directories must be in your PATH, in this order: * ``\c\bin`` * ``\perl\site\bin`` * ``\perl\bin`` +* ``\perl\vendor\lib\auto\XML\LibXML`` (may only be required on some systems) Be sure to close and re-open any existing ``cmd.exe`` windows after updating your PATH. -If you already have a different version of Perl (for example the one from Cygwin), +If you already have a different version of Perl installed (for example, from Cygwin), you can run into some trouble. Either remove the other Perl install from PATH, or install XML::LibXML and XML::LibXSLT for it using CPAN.