How to use the Perl DOG compiler

Windows

First, install perl and make sure it is in your path:

Download it here: http://www.perl.org/get.html

You can use strawberry perl (possibly the other one too).

Then, download the compiler from http://viewsourcecode.org/code/perl/dog.txt and save it as dog.txt
(you can actually name it whatever you want but these instructions assume you named it dog.txt).

Make a DOG source code file. Let’s assume it is called helloworld.dog.

Here’s some code you can put into helloworld.dog:

bark "Hello world!\n"

Run it in a terminal (command prompt):

perl dog.txt helloworld.dog

Linux/Mac/Unix

Download the compiler:

wget http://viewsourcecode.org/code/perl/dog.txt

Make it executable:

chmod +x dog.txt

Make a DOG source code file. Let’s assume it is called helloworld.dog.

Here’s some code you can put into helloworld.dog:

bark "Hello world!\n"

Run it:

./dog.txt helloworld.dog