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> Compiling it needs Perl this was something that I thought must be a joke at first... a text document that needs ... Perl ... to be read. This does make sense

• aw1621107 4y ago
  The C++ standard is a LaTeX document, not a plain text document. Perl is needed for latexmk [0], which isn't strictly necessary but greatly simplifies the process of compiling LaTeX. [0]: https://mg.readthedocs.io/latexmk.html https://mg.readthedocs.io/latexmk.html
• Karellen 4y ago
  You've just been pointed at github. Which hosts git repositories. Which is used to keep track of changes to source files, not published build artifacts. For future reference, lots of other git-hosted projects also require the user to supply build tools to produce the finished product. Sometimes these are programs known as "compilers", but frequently other programs like "parser generators" or "text formatters" are needed too. Or scripting languages (like perl) to help tie the build process together. Might be worth keeping in mind if you ever need to interact with git (or github) again.
  • dminik 4y ago
    You do know that GitHub has an entire section for each repository called "Releases" right? In fact, you can setup a free pipeline to generate these release for you. Might be worth keeping in mind if you ever need to interact with git (or github) again.
  • jb1991 4y ago
    What a snide, unhelpful, and rude remark. This is in the context of a textual language standard, it was reasonable to not consider it something that needs additional steps to view. Fine that it does, but your reply is ridiculous, to suggest that someone talking about the C++ standard doesn't know what a compiler is.
• elteto 4y ago
  The final standard document is neither a "text" document, nor do you need Perl to "read" it.