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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/install-windows.sgml | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml | 3 |
2 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/install-windows.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/install-windows.sgml index f5dfb91ac1e..1861e7e2f77 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/install-windows.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/install-windows.sgml @@ -180,7 +180,8 @@ $ENV{MSBFLAGS}="/m"; ActiveState Perl is required to run the build generation scripts. MinGW or Cygwin Perl will not work. It must also be present in the PATH. Binaries can be downloaded from - <ulink url="http://www.activestate.com"></> (Note: version 5.8 or later is required, + <ulink url="http://www.activestate.com"></> + (Note: version 5.8.3 or later is required, the free Standard Distribution is sufficient). </para></listitem> </varlistentry> diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml index becf868a4b8..fa0d05efe66 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml @@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ su - postgres <application>PL/Perl</application> you need a full <productname>Perl</productname> installation, including the <filename>libperl</filename> library and the header files. + The minimum required version is <productname>Perl</productname> 5.8.3. Since <application>PL/Perl</application> will be a shared library, the <indexterm><primary>libperl</primary></indexterm> <filename>libperl</filename> library must be a shared library @@ -309,7 +310,7 @@ su - postgres <primary>perl</primary> </indexterm> - <application>Perl</> 5.8 or later is needed to build from a Git checkout, + <application>Perl</> 5.8.3 or later is needed to build from a Git checkout, or if you changed the input files for any of the build steps that use Perl scripts. If building on Windows you will need <application>Perl</> in any case. <application>Perl</application> is |