use PDL; 
use PDL::Char;                                                                  
$PDL::SHARE=$PDL::SHARE; # keep stray warning quiet 

my $source=PDL::Char->new("ATTCCGGG");                                          
for my $str ( "ATTGCGGG") {                                         
  my $match =PDL::Char->new($str);                                              
  my @diff=which($match!=$source)->list;                                        
  print "@diff\n";                                                              
}