NAME
   Perl::Dist::Strawberry - Strawberry Perl for Win32

DESCRIPTION
   Strawberry Perl is a binary distribution of Perl for the Windows
   operating system. It includes a bundled compiler and pre-installed
   modules that offer the ability to install XS CPAN modules directly from
   CPAN.

   The purpose of the Strawberry Perl series is to provide a practical
   Win32 Perl environment for experienced Perl developers to experiment
   with and test the installation of various CPAN modules under Win32
   conditions, and to provide a useful platform for doing real work.

   Strawberry Perl includes:

   *   Perl 5.10.0 or 5.10.1

   *   MingW GCC C/C++ compiler

   *   Dmake "make" tool

   *   Every bundled and dual-life module upgraded to the latest version.

   *   Bundle::CPAN, Bundle::LWP and CPAN::SQLite to enhance the
       functionality of the CPAN client.

   *   Additional Perl modules that enhance the stability of core Perl for
       the Win32 platform

   *   Modules that enhance the ability to install non-CPAN packages such
       as PAR::Dist, PPM and pip.

   *   Prebuilt and known-good C libraries for math, crypto and XML
       support.

   *   Additions that provide Portable support.

   The Perl::Dist::Strawberry module available on CPAN contains the modules
   and perldist_strawberry script that are used to generate the Strawberry
   Perl installers.

   Please note that Perl::Dist::Strawberry does not include the resulting
   Strawberry Perl installer. See the Strawberry Perl website at
   http://strawberryperl.com/ to download the Strawberry Perl installer.

   See Perl::Dist::WiX for details on how the underlying distribution
   construction toolkit works.

CHANGES FROM CORE PERL
   Strawberry Perl is and will continue to be based on the latest "stable"
   releases of Perl, currently 5.10.1, and 5.12.3.

   Some additional modifications are included that improve general
   compatibility with the Win32 platform or improve "turnkey" operation on
   Win32.

   Whenever possible, these modifications will be made only by
   preinstalling additional or updated CPAN modules within Strawberry Perl,
   particularly modules that have been newly included as core Perl modules
   in the "development" branch of perl to address Win32 compatibility
   issues.

   Additionally, a stub CPAN Config.pm file is added. This provides a
   complete zero-conf preconfiguration for CPAN, using a stable
   http://cpan.strawberryperl.com/ redirector to bounce to a known-reliable
   mirror.

   A more-thorough network-aware zero-conf capability is currently being
   developed and will be included at a later time.

   Strawberry has never patched the Perl source code or modified the
   perl.exe binary.

CONFIGURATION
   At present, Strawberry Perl 5.10.1 must be installed in C:\strawberry.
   5.12.3 is relocatable, and can be installed anywhere.

   The executable installer adds the following environment variable
   changes:

     * Adds directories to PATH
       - C:\strawberry\perl\bin
       - C:\strawberry\perl\site\bin
       - C:\strawberry\c\bin

   Users installing Strawberry Perl without the installer will need to add
   the environment entries manually, or using the provided script.

METHODS
   In addition to extending various underlying Perl::Dist::WiX methods,
   Strawberry Perl adds some additional methods that provide installation
   support for miscellaneous tools that have not yet been promoted to the
   core.

 default_machine
     Perl::Dist::Strawberry->default_machine(...)->run();

   The `default_machine' class method is used to setup the most common
   'machine' for building Strawberry Perl.

   The machine provided creates a standard 5.8.9 distribution (.zip and
   .msi), a standard 5.10.1 distribution (.zip and .msi) and a
   Portable-enabled 5.10.1 distribution (.zip only).

   Returns a Perl::Dist::WiX::Util::Machine object.

SUPPORT
   Bugs should be reported via the CPAN bug tracker at

   http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=Perl-Dist-Strawberry

   Please note that only bugs in the distribution itself or the CPAN
   configuration should be reported to RT. Bugs in individual modules
   should be reported to their respective distributions.

   For more support information and places for discussion, see the
   Strawberry Perl Support page http://strawberryperl.com/support.html.

AUTHOR
   Adam Kennedy <[email protected]>

   Curtis Jewell <[email protected]>

COPYRIGHT
   Copyright 2007 - 2009 Adam Kennedy.

   Copyright 2009 - 2011 Curtis Jewell.

   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
   under the same terms as Perl itself.

   The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included
   with this module.

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