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Perl 5.8.1 Released

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the new-and-shiny-camels dept.

langles writes "Perl 5.8.1 has been released. Read the official announcement, then download it from a CPAN mirror near you. If you've been following the Perl5 Porters List, you'll know this version was very well tested before they released it. However, there may be some modules that will need to be fixed before they will work with this release." The announcement also contains full details on incompatibilities and known issues, so give it a once over before upgrading, especially if from a pre-5.8 version.

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  1. Already.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Damn, Slackware 9.1 is out of date already...

  2. yeah! by VAXGeek · · Score: 0, Funny

    And I, for one, welcome our new Perl 5.8.1 overlords!

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  3. Just got a new job... by Basje · · Score: 4, Funny

    and now they release both a new perl and a new slackware, after 3 months of unemployment. I say they do it to pester me.

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  4. Perl 5.8.1 main features by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    - both "pearl" or "purl" spellings now allowable
    - builtin Java VM for the "hard bits" developers had trouble writing.
    - a formal written apology by Larry Wall for the Perl syntax

  5. Re:Mod me off topic but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    My camel stepped on your python. ;(