in reply to What is an ordinary statement?

Perl is an interpreter, not a compiler. There is no "compile time" as you think of it – only the superficial translation of the source code into "perlguts." There is no "generate the binary." Once the source code is translated into a runtime data structure the runtime interpreter takes over.

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Re^2: What is an ordinary statement?
by Anonymous Monk on Jun 05, 2019 at 15:58 UTC
    Perl is an interpreter, not a compiler. There is no "compile time"

    And yet the document the OP linked refers to "compiler" and "compile time" numerous times itself, including the bit that the OP quoted.

    Please stop trying to pretend like you're an expert. TIA.

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