perlirix – Perl version 5 on Irix systems DescriptionThis document describes various features of Irix that will affect how Perl version 5 (hereafter just Perl) is compiled and/or runs. Building 32-bit Perl in IrixUse sh Configure -Dcc=’cc -n32′to compile Perl 32-bit. Don’t bother with -n32 unless you have 7.1 or later compilers (use cc -version…
perlipc – Perl interprocess communication (signals, fifos, pipes, safe subprocesses, sockets, and semaphores) DescriptionThe basic IPC facilities of Perl are built out of the good old Unix signals, named pipes, pipe opens, the Berkeley socket routines, and SysV IPC calls. Each is used in slightly different situations. SignalsPerl uses a simple signal handling model: the…
perliol – C API for Perl’s implementation of IO in Layers. Synopsis /* Defining a layer … */ #include <perliol.h>DescriptionThis document describes the behavior and implementation of the PerlIO abstraction described in perlapio when "USE_PERLIO" is defined. History and BackgroundThe PerlIO abstraction was introduced in perl5.003_02 but languished as just an abstraction until perl5.7.0. However…
perlintro — a brief introduction and overview of Perl DescriptionThis document is intended to give you a quick overview of the Perl programming language, along with pointers to further documentation. It is intended as a “bootstrap” guide for those who are new to the language, and provides just enough information for you to be able…
perlinterp – An overview of the Perl interpreter DescriptionThis document provides an overview of how the Perl interpreter works at the level of C code, along with pointers to the relevant C source code files. Elements Of The InterpreterThe work of the interpreter has two main stages: compiling the code into the internal representation, or…
perlintern – autogenerated documentation of purely internal Perl functions DescriptionThis file is the autogenerated documentation of functions in the Perl interpreter that are documented using Perl’s internal documentation format but are not marked as part of the Perl API. In other words, they are not for use in extensions! Compile-time scope hooksBhkENTRY NOTE: this…
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…