Re: Starting to look at Perl6

An official perl6 package does not exist yet, it's all still in the design phase. If you want to try out some perl6 syntax, you can try using Pugs, which you already found. There are Pugs packages on CPAN - Perl6::Pugs to download, and http://www.pugscode.org should point to binary releases somewhere.. (To build the ones on CPAN, you will need to install Haskell.)

BTW, I'm curious, what made you think that Perl6 was out already?

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Re^2: Starting to look at Perl6 by jbrugger (Parson) on Jul 11, 2005 at 05:36 UTC
Thanks for the replies I wasn't thinking it was out, but i wanted to try it. I do think it gives an advantage to know about Perl6 at the time it comes out, i really like to know this new implementation of Perl, from the point it starts. For my work, i mainly program in oo-Perl, and the next incarnations of our program will remain in Perl. We all know the limitations of oo in the current Perl version, thats why i'm looking out for version 6, and i like to stay 'on top' of it. Next, i thought there could be a 'beta release, since the plan is to have a working 6.0.0 compiler ready in the 3rd quarter of 2005. "We all agree on the necessity of compromise. We just can't agree on when it's necessary to compromise." - Larry Wall.	[reply]
Re^3: Starting to look at Perl6 by merlyn (Sage) on Jul 11, 2005 at 05:47 UTC
since the plan is to have a working 6.0.0 compiler ready in the 3rd quarter of 2005 They upgraded that plan. Maybe you didn't get the memo? {grin} -- Randal L. Schwartz, Perl hacker Be sure to read my standard disclaimer if this is a reply.	[reply]
Re^4: Starting to look at Perl6 by jbrugger (Parson) on Jul 11, 2005 at 05:51 UTC
Well, that was sloppy from you, you indeed did not send it to me! Will you at least update the faq for me then? :-) "We all agree on the necessity of compromise. We just can't agree on when it's necessary to compromise." - Larry Wall.	[reply]