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* [[Elvis]] - Perl syntax support included by default - Open source - Current. | * [[Elvis]] - Perl syntax support included by default - Open source - Current. | ||
* [[Enhanced Editor]] - Has Perl syntax highlighting built in with some auto-formatting features. | * [[Enhanced Editor]] - Has Perl syntax highlighting built in with some auto-formatting features. | ||
* [[FTE]] - Has support for syntax highlighting, code folding and syntax-aware autoindent. - Open source - Current. | |||
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* [[Boxer]] - Perl syntax highlighting support built in - Commercial - DOS and OS/2 versions discontinued, Win32 version still sold. | * [[Boxer]] - Perl syntax highlighting support built in - Commercial - DOS and OS/2 versions discontinued, Win32 version still sold. | ||
* [[Elvis]] - Perl syntax support included by default - Open source - Current | * [[Elvis]] - Perl syntax support included by default - Open source - Current | ||
* [[FTE]] - Has support for syntax highlighting, code folding and syntax-aware autoindent. - Open source - Current. | |||
==Version== | ==Version== | ||
* '''Latest Version:''' Perl version 5.14.2 (2012-01-05) | * '''Latest Version:''' Perl version 5.14.2 (2012-01-05) | ||
Revision as of 02:30, 23 January 2016
Perl is a high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming language. In addition to CGI, Perl is used for graphics programming, system administration, network programming, finance, bioinformatics, and other applications but remains most popular as a scripting tool for web applications.
- Foreign libraries with Perl bindings
- LZ4 - Compression library - Open source - Current
- Snappy - Compression lib. - Open Source - Current.
- OS/2 Text & programmers editors with Perl support
- Boxer - Perl syntax highlighting support built in - Commercial - DOS and OS/2 versions discontinued, Win32 version still sold.
- Elvis - Perl syntax support included by default - Open source - Current.
- Enhanced Editor - Has Perl syntax highlighting built in with some auto-formatting features.
- FTE - Has support for syntax highlighting, code folding and syntax-aware autoindent. - Open source - Current.
DOS Perl
While not officially supported Perl can be compiled and used with DOS using the 4.x branch, at this point in time 5.x branch is not supported.
- XAV's Active State DOS Perl archive - Instructions on how to compile Perl for DOS
- Perl 3.0 for MS-DOS A native DOS port of version 3, outdated but better native support than the later versions
- DOS text & programmers editors with Perl support
- Boxer - Perl syntax highlighting support built in - Commercial - DOS and OS/2 versions discontinued, Win32 version still sold.
- Elvis - Perl syntax support included by default - Open source - Current
- FTE - Has support for syntax highlighting, code folding and syntax-aware autoindent. - Open source - Current.
Version
- Latest Version: Perl version 5.14.2 (2012-01-05)
Links
- Paul Smedley's Perl port (Current)
- Hobbes' Perl directory - A collection of all things OS/2 and Perl
- Ilya Zakharevich's Perl archive - Outdated but contains a lot of OS/2 and generic scripts, some who never made it to Hobbes, et al.
Publications
- Local articles
- Heiko Korsawe: An introduction to Perl - Translated to English by Thomas Klein.
License
- Perl is open source software distributed under either the Artistic License or the GNU General Public License.
Author
- Ilya Zakharevich (Original OS/2 port maintainer)
- Paul Smedley (Current OS/2 port)