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which differs from perl-5.6.1 in the improved threading support and much improved Unicode support. Perl 5.8.0 is binary-incompatible with perl 5.6.1, so any compiled perl modules will need to be rebuilt in order to work with the new perl. This package is currently only for Darwin, though the restriction will be lifted prior to branching.
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Perl is a high-level programming language with an eclectic heritage
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written by Larry Wall and a cast of thousands. It derives from the
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ubiquitous C programming language and to a lesser extent from sed, awk,
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the Unix shell, and at least a dozen other tools and languages. Perl's
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process, file, and text manipulation facilities make it particularly
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well-suited for tasks involving quick prototyping, system utilities,
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software tools, system management tasks, database access, graphical
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programming, networking, and world wide web programming. These strengths
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make it especially popular with system administrators and CGI script
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authors, but mathematicians, geneticists, journalists, and even managers
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also use Perl. Maybe you should, too.
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