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v5.16.0-k1: * Based on Perl v5.16.0 of Paul Smedley * Fixed rmtree() sometimes failed * Fixed install_lib.pl failed * Fixed system 1(P_NOWAIT) returned a wrong value not a pid of a child * Fixed [git add -p] show stair output * Fixed "Can't do inplace edit without backup" when -i was used with no extension * Support to pass a very long command line via a response file * Support to read a response file regardless a line length * Support to allocate in high-memory area * See readme.os2 for explanations of Paul Smedley

Perl 5.8.8 Perl Facts * Perl is a stable, cross platform programming language. * It is used for mission critical projects in the public and private sectors. * Perl is Open Source software, licensed under its Artistic License, or the GNU General Public License (GPL). * Perl was created by Larry Wall. * Perl 1.0 was released to usenet's alt.comp.sources in 1987 * PC Magazine named Perl a finalist for its 1998 Technical Excellence Award in the Development Tool category. * Perl is listed in the Oxford English Dictionary. Perl Features * Perl takes the best features from other languages, such as C, awk, sed, sh, and BASIC, among others. * Perls database integration interface (DBI) supports third-party databases including Oracle, Sybase, Postgres, MySQL and others. * Perl works with HTML, XML, and other mark-up languages. * Perl supports Unicode. * Perl is Y2K compliant. * Perl supports both procedural and object-oriented programming. * Perl interfaces with external C/C++ libraries through XS or SWIG. * Perl is extensible. There are over 500 third party modules available from the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (CPAN). * The Perl interpreter can be embedded into other systems. Perl 5.8.8 - updated 20070212 - needs libc061.dll Release Notes: 1) built with libc06 CSD1 so libc061.dll is required - this can be downloaded from ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/libc-0.6.1-csd1.zip 2) All bug reports should be submitted via the bug tracker at http://mantis.smedley.info See the COPYING file for details on the Perl license Note that this build of Perl is coded to look in u:/perl/lib for its libraries. If your Perl is installed somewhere else, you need to set an environment variable to tell Perl the install location, ie: set PERLIB_PREFIX=u:/perl/lib;x:/path/to/perl/lib I am VERY interested in feedback on this release - I've been using it to run SpamAssassin for the last month or so with no problems. If you like this software and want to support continued ports, please consider donating via PayPal via the link in the footer at http://smedley.info/os2ports or via the Mensys online store at http://www.mensys.net/os2ports Cheers, Paul Smedley Adelaide, Australia 12th February, 2007