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From: root@hendrix.postino.com (Superuser)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Re: undump
Date: 27 Aug 1996 20:51:16 -0700
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Casey Lee (casey.lee@thegrid.net) wrote:
: Does anyone know where I could find a version
: of undump for BSDI 2.1..
: I am trying to compile perl scripts so either
: undump or if anyone has any information on
: where to find a Perl compiler for BSDI 2.1
It is still in alpha, but...
Announcing the Perl Compiler Kit, Version alpha2
Version alpha2 of the compiler kit for Perl is now available.
It provides extension modules for Perl 5.002 (or newer) which
let you compile Perl programs.
Improvements over version alpha1:
* CC backend now acts as a "true" compiler and generates C code
for the execution of your program, not just its initialisation.
* Perl programs which use XSUBs are supported (with the C and CC
backends), although compiling such programs is fiddly.
* Shared globs and compilation of pre-initialised hashes is now
supported by the C and CC backends.
* Bug fixes and a few other bits and pieces.
The Bytecode and C backends are also still available but the main
change since alpha1 is the addition of the CC backend.
The compiler kit is available for anonymous ftp from ftp.ox.ac.uk
in /pub/perl/Compiler-a2.tar.gz and is licensed under both the GNU
Public Licence and the Artistic Licence, just as perl itself is.
Prerequisites are perl 5.002 (or newer), the ability to type
"perl Makefile.PL; make" and the ability to stay calm when your
favourite 1000-line (or 100-line) Perl program doesn't compile
properly with this release.
Please read the README that comes with the distribution thoroughly
before assuming you've found a bug. For those that like bug hunting,
there are bound to be plenty of bugs that aren't mentioned there.
Malcolm Beattie
22 August 1996