[project @ 2002-04-23 15:41:58 by simonmar]

Add some folklore about Perl.

diff --git a/docs/building/building.sgml b/docs/building/building.sgml
index 650596b..dc6ea61 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/building/building.sgml
+++ b/docs/building/building.sgml
@@ -1182,14 +1182,17 @@ script will tell you if you are missing something.
 <indexterm><primary>Perl, pre-supposed</primary></indexterm>
 <listitem>
 <para>
-<Emphasis>You have to have Perl to proceed!</Emphasis>
-It is pretty easy to install.
+<Emphasis>You have to have Perl to proceed!</Emphasis> Perl version 5
+at least is required.  GHC has been known to tickle bugs in Perl, so
+if you find that Perl crashes when running GHC try updating (or
+downgrading) your Perl installation.  Versions of Perl that we use and
+are known to be fairly stable are 5.005 and 5.6.1.
 </para>
 
 <para>
-Perl&nbsp;5 is required.  For Win32 platforms, you should use the binary
-supplied in the InstallShield (copy it to <filename>/bin</filename>).
-The Cygwin-supplied Perl seems not to work.
+For Win32 platforms, you should use the binary supplied in the
+InstallShield (copy it to <filename>/bin</filename>).  The
+Cygwin-supplied Perl seems not to work.
 </para>
 
 <para>