Re: Can a perl program always be architecture-independent?

Now, how I understand it, is that perl (/usr/bin/perl etc.) will be compiled for a certain architecture, but can that same script/program work on a x64_86/Sparc etc.?

The perl interpreter is compiled and runs on the native architecture.

The Perl script is a completely different beast: it's the text file that you pass around. Text doesn't care what system it's on, unless you tell that text to do something system-dependent.

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brian d foy <brian@stonehenge.com>

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Re^2: Can a perl program always be architecture-independent? by ghenry (Vicar) on Apr 12, 2005 at 15:58 UTC
That is how I understand it. It depends on what the text has in it. Time to dig deep into rsnapshot Walking the road to enlightenment... I found a penguin and a camel on the way..... Fancy a yourname@perl.me.uk? Just ask!!!	[reply]