dev-lang/perl

Perl is a general-purpose programming language originally developed for text manipulation.

Versions

Slot Version Repository Platforms
5.42 5.42.0 arbor ~amd64 ~arm ~armv7 ~armv8 ~x86
5.40 5.40.2-r1 arbor ~amd64 ~arm ~armv7 ~armv8 ~x86

Metadata

Homepage https://www.perl.org
Summary Perl is a general-purpose programming language originally developed for text manipulation
Upstream changelog https://perldoc.perl.org/5.42.0/perldelta
Dependencies (
    (
        run:
        !dev-lang/perl:5.20[<5.20.3-r1]
    )
    (
        install:
        app-admin/eclectic[>=2.0.13]
    )
    (
        build+run:
        berkdb? (
            sys-libs/db:=
        )
        gdbm? (
            sys-libs/gdbm
        )
        !libc:musl? (
            dev-libs/libxcrypt:=
        )
    )
)
Downloads (
    mirror://cpan/src/5.0/perl-5.42.0.tar.xz
    https://github.com/arsv/perl-cross/releases/download/1.6.3/perl-cross-1.6.3.tar.gz
)
Licences || (
    Artistic
    GPL-1
    GPL-2
    GPL-3
)

Choices

OPTIONS

berkdb Adds support for the Berkeley DB embeddable database engine
dbm rudimentary database support for Perl
gdbm Adds support for sys-libs/gdbm (GNU database libraries)