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Perl 5.11.2 Lands
By Doug Caverly
Staff Writer
Article Date: 2009-12-08
Another month's passed, and there are still more signs of progress in the march towards a stable release of Perl 5.12.0 as Perl 5.11.2 has become available. It counts as the third development release in the 5.11.x series.
This new version incorporates a significant number of changes - 29,992 lines of them across 458 files, to be exact. More specifically, according to a post on use Perl, "It is now possible to overload the C operator," and "[e]xtension modules can now cleanly hook into the Perl parser to define new kinds of keyword-headed expression and compound statement."
Also, "The lowest layers of the lexer and parts of the pad system now have C APIs available to XS extensions," and "Use of C<:=> to mean an empty attribute list is now deprecated."
As before, it's in everyone's best interest to take a look at Perl 5.11.2 as early as possible. Working issues out now before they get more baked in will result in a superior finished product. A superior finished product will increase the odds of Perl surviving or even growing.
One last note: Perl 5.11.3 should be released On December 20th, if you feel like looking forward to the next round of this process.
About the Author:
Doug is a staff writer for WebProNews. Visit WebProNews for the latest eBusiness news.
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