Recommendations for a robust Perl package for Linux

[James]

Any one? Bueller?

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Seriously, I would like to put Perl on my server and see what I can do.

[Dengin]

Active State Perl is available for many platforms, including Linux: http://www.activestate.com
The W32 version is very robust.

Originally posted by James:
Any one? Bueller?

http://www.sharkyforums.com/ubb/smile.gif

Seriously, I would like to put Perl on my server and see what I can do.



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[richardginn]

i will go with activestate myself.

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[James]

After doing some mucking around I found that the 7.2 release of Slackware that I have comes with Perl 5.6.0, so for now I will use that until I find it no longer meets my needs.

Also, I am going to check out that activestate Perl package, thanks for the replies.

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[Sketch]

Just get the source tarball and compile it yourself. The version that comes with Slackware should never cease to meet your needs. If it does, then Perl itself has ceased to meet your needs. The version included in Linux distributions is compiled from the source tarball. If you need more functionality, go to www.cpan.org (http://www.cpan.org) and find modules to do what you need.


Edit: Just FYI, Activestate Perl is a great package for Windows, but because it is a customized package, I wouldn't use it for *nix. There are a few things that it can't do, or that it does in non-standard ways. To be as compatible as possible, stick with the "real" version.
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[This message has been edited by Sketch (edited April 11, 2001).]