I see (at least) two problems:
- getting Perl code compiled at all into a resident image file (the perlcc project has been abandoned)
- finding a port of Perl that supports your microcontroller.
(Those dedicated C compilers typically emit machine code that's understood by the specific microcontroller...)
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Kraythorne:
Short answer: No.
Long answer: While much of the basics of the language could probably be compiled for a microcontroller, much of what makes perl so useful would be difficult (if possible) to make small enough for use in a microcontroller. You would have to make some serious compromises.
Finally, it's said that "only perl can parse perl"1, so it would be a significant undertaking to write the compiler for it. I'm unaware of any attempts to write a compiler for perl that would target a microcontroller.
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A better solution for Perl: but you need to buy a miniature motherboard on a chip, run an Operating System on it, then run Perl. :-) It won't be long before you have entirely solid state computers on a few stacked chips encapsulated in epoxy. Connect thru a fiberoptic cable/ethernet , and you have a miniature computer. It could output to a usb port or an IP address.
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Or buy something like this
4GB SSD, 12GB RAM and 1.2GHz processor for $99, and it fits in a wall wart.
Update
There's a better picture here
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Now that is awsome......now we just need cheap usb breadboards that we can hook actuators/sensors to. Sort of like the Basic Chip....version 2000...:-)
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