ActiveState announces ActivePerl 5.12.0 build 1200
am 14.04.2010 21:36:25 von Jan DuboisActiveState is pleased to announce ActivePerl 5.12.0 build 1200,
a complete, ready-to-install binary distribution of Perl 5.12.
Builds for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux are made freely available. Builds
for Solaris, HP-UX and AIX are available with ActivePerl Business
Edition. For detailed information or to download these releases, see:
http://www.activestate.com/activeperl
New in ActivePerl 5.12.0 Build 1200
===================================
* New "package NAME VERSION" syntax
* The "..." operator
* Implicit "use strict"
* Unicode improvements
* Y2038 compliance
* qr// overloading
* Pluggable keywords
* Experimental \N regexp escape
Read an expanded version of this list on our blog:
http://blogs.activestate.com/2010/04/whats-new-in-activeperl -rollout-of-features-from-perl-5-12/
Or read the exhaustive list of changes in the perl5120delta document:
http://docs.activestate.com/activeperl/5.12/lib/pods/perl512 0delta.html
For some background information about the renewed Perl 5 development
efforts you may also want to read:
http://blogs.activestate.com/2010/04/perl-5-is-alive/
Getting Started
===============
Whether you're a first-time user or a long-time fan, our free resources
will help you get the most from ActivePerl.
Mailing list archives:
http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/Browse/Threaded/Active Perl
Supported Platforms
===================
ActivePerl is available for the following platforms:
- Windows/x86 (32-bit)
- Windows/x64 (64-bit) (aka "AMD64")
- Mac OS X
- Linux/x86 (32 bit)
- Linux/x86_64 (64-bit) (aka "AMD64")
- Solaris/SPARC (32-bit and 64-bit) (Business Edition only)
- Solaris/x86 (32-bit) (Business Edition only)
- HP-UX/PA-RISC (32-bit) (Business Edition only)
- AIX/PowerPC (32-bit) (Business Edition only)
More information about the Business Edition can be found here:
http://www.activestate.com/business_edition/
Custom builds are available in the Enterprise Edition:
http://www.activestate.com/activeperl/enterprise
Feedback
========
Everyone is encouraged to participate in making Perl an even better
language.
For bugs related to ActiveState use:
http://bugs.activestate.com/enter_bug.cgi?product=ActivePerl &version=1200
For bugs related directly to Perl please use the 'perlbug' utility.
Enjoy!
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