ActiveState updates Perl Dev Kit
Perl 5.12 is alive and well. While Perl 6 is still on the horizon, ActiveState is using the in-between time to update its Perl Dev Kit (PDK) to version 9. Released on July 14, this new edition adds support for Perl 5.12, the most recent update to the language.
PDK 9 also supports HP-UX and 64-bit PerlNET (ActiveState's Perl component builder for the .NET Framework) for the first time.
Jeff Hobbs, director of engineering at ActiveState, said these new additions to PDK spread the appeal of Perl across all platforms. "In the latest PDK, we have updated the tools for full support …
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