MacPerl 5.6.1 Released

pudge (apple.slashdot.org editor and MacPerl Maintainer) writes "MacPerl 5.6.1r1 is the first release of MacPerl in four years. It is now based on perl 5.6.1 -- actually on the latest unreleased 5.6 sources, so MacPerl is the most advanced release of perl ever -- and support for MacPerl is now in the perl core, for both 5.6 and 5.8. MacPerl can also be built entirely with freely available software. And, like its predecessor, it runs on Mac OS X under the Classic environment. Read the announcement, and see macperldelta for details on what's changed."

Comments

Re:Is this relevant?

[pudge]

I use MacPerl to develop the very site you're posting on ... does that count? :)

Sure, you can't fork, but that's rarely needed. I do command-line stuff with MacPerl (both via ToolServer in BBEdit and in MPW) often. And I use Mac::Glue to do whatever I might want to do in AppleScript, without AppleScript's performance penalties or horrific syntax. ;-)

For example, I have here a little script where MacPerl on my Mac OS box talks to my Mac OS X box and asks iTunes on Mac OS X what track is currently playing, and then it drops that information into my clipboard.

NP: It's Alright For You - The Police (Message In A Box - Disc 1)

Re:WOW!!

[Skirwan]

Every once in a while, the Mac community gets something first, and they start crowing like I can't believe. Have some self respect, for god's sake.

We have plenty of self respect. In fact, we have the most advanced self respect ever!

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Damn the Emperor!