perlhurd – Perl version 5 on Hurd DescriptionIf you want to use Perl on the Hurd, I recommend using the Debian GNU/Hurd distribution ( see <http://www.debian.org/> ), even if an official, stable release has not yet been made. The old “gnu-0.2” binary distribution will most certainly have additional problems. Known Problems with Perl on HurdThe…
perlhpux – Perl version 5 on Hewlett-Packard Unix (HP-UX) systems DescriptionThis document describes various features of HP‘s Unix operating system (HP-UX) that will affect how Perl version 5 (hereafter just Perl) is compiled and/or runs. Using perl as shipped with HP-UXApplication release September 2001, HP-UX 11.00 is the first to ship with Perl. By the…
perlhist – the Perl history records DescriptionThis document aims to record the Perl source code releases. IntroductionPerl history in brief, by Larry Wall: Perl 0 introduced Perl to my officemates. Perl 1 introduced Perl to the world, and changed /\(…\|…\)/ to /(…|…)/. \(Dan Faigin still hasn’t forgiven me. :-\) Perl 2 introduced Henry Spencer’s regular…
perlhaiku – Perl version 5.10+ on Haiku DescriptionThis file contains instructions how to build Perl for Haiku and lists known problems. Build And InstallThe build procedure is completely standard: ./Configure -de make make installMake perl executable and create a symlink for libperl: chmod a+x /boot/common/bin/perl cd /boot/common/lib; ln -s perl5/5.30.0/BePC-haiku/CORE/libperl.so .Replace 5.30.0 with your respective…
perlhacktut – Walk through the creation of a simple C code patch DescriptionThis document takes you through a simple patch example. If you haven’t read perlhack yet, go do that first! You might also want to read through perlsource too. Once you’re done here, check out perlhacktips next. Example Of A Simple PatchLet’s take a…
perlhacktips – Tips for Perl core C code hacking DescriptionThis document will help you learn the best way to go about hacking on the Perl core C code. It covers common problems, debugging, profiling, and more. If you haven’t read perlhack and perlhacktut yet, you might want to do that first. Common ProblemsPerl source plays…
perlhack – How to hack on Perl DescriptionThis document explains how Perl development works. It includes details about the Perl 5 Porters email list, the Perl repository, the Perlbug bug tracker, patch guidelines, and commentary on Perl development philosophy. Super Quick Patch GuideIf you just want to submit a single small patch like a pod…
perlguts – Introduction to the Perl API DescriptionThis document attempts to describe how to use the Perl API, as well as to provide some info on the basic workings of the Perl core. It is far from complete and probably contains many errors. Please refer any questions or comments to the author below. VariablesDatatypesPerl has…
perlgpl – the GNU General Public License, version 1 Synopsis You can refer to this document in Pod via "L<perlgpl>" Or you can see this document by entering "perldoc perlgpl"DescriptionPerl is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either: a) the GNU General Public License as published by the…
perlglossary – Perl Glossary Versionversion 5.20190126 DescriptionA glossary of terms (technical and otherwise) used in the Perl documentation, derived from the Glossary of Programming Perl, Fourth Edition. Words or phrases in bold are defined elsewhere in this glossary. Other useful sources include the Unicode Glossary <http://unicode.org/glossary/>, the Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing <http://foldoc.org/>, the Jargon…
perlgit – Detailed information about git and the Perl repository DescriptionThis document provides details on using git to develop Perl. If you are just interested in working on a quick patch, see perlhack first. This document is intended for people who are regular contributors to Perl, including those with write access to the git repository….
perlfunc – Perl builtin functions DescriptionThe functions in this section can serve as terms in an expression. They fall into two major categories: list operators and named unary operators. These differ in their precedence relationship with a following comma. (See the precedence table in perlop.) List operators take more than one argument, while unary operators…
perlfreebsd – Perl version 5 on FreeBSD systems DescriptionThis document describes various features of FreeBSD that will affect how Perl version 5 (hereafter just Perl) is compiled and/or runs. FreeBSD core dumps from readdir_r with ithreadsWhen perl is configured to use ithreads, it will use re-entrant library calls in preference to non-re-entrant versions. There is…
perlform – Perl formats DescriptionPerl has a mechanism to help you generate simple reports and charts. To facilitate this, Perl helps you code up your output page close to how it will look when it’s printed. It can keep track of things like how many lines are on a page, what page you’re on, when…
perlfork – Perl’s fork() emulation Synopsis NOTE: As of the 5.8.0 release, fork() emulation has considerably matured. However, there are still a few known bugs and differences from real fork() that might affect you. See the "BUGS" and "CAVEATS AND LIMITATIONS" sections below.Perl provides a fork() keyword that corresponds to the Unix system call of…
perlfilter – Source Filters DescriptionThis article is about a little-known feature of Perl called source filters. Source filters alter the program text of a module before Perl sees it, much as a C preprocessor alters the source text of a C program before the compiler sees it. This article tells you more about what source…
perlfaq9 – Web, Email and Networking Versionversion 5.20190126 DescriptionThis section deals with questions related to running web sites, sending and receiving email as well as general networking. Should I use a web framework?Yes. If you are building a web site with any level of interactivity (forms / users / databases), you will want to use…
perlfaq8 – System Interaction Versionversion 5.20190126 DescriptionThis section of the Perl FAQ covers questions involving operating system interaction. Topics include interprocess communication (IPC), control over the user-interface (keyboard, screen and pointing devices), and most anything else not related to data manipulation. Read the FAQs and documentation specific to the port of perl to your operating…
perlfaq7 – General Perl Language Issues Versionversion 5.20190126 DescriptionThis section deals with general Perl language issues that don’t clearly fit into any of the other sections. Can I get a BNF/yacc/RE for the Perl language?There is no BNF, but you can paw your way through the yacc grammar in perly.y in the source distribution if…
perlfaq6 – Regular Expressions Versionversion 5.20190126 DescriptionThis section is surprisingly small because the rest of the FAQ is littered with answers involving regular expressions. For example, decoding a URL and checking whether something is a number can be handled with regular expressions, but those answers are found elsewhere in this document (in perlfaq9: “How do…