perl6 binary for OSX ? perl6 multi-core?

iaw4 has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I am wondering about joining the future. first, is there a perl6 binary distribution for Mac? second, is perl6 language oriented towards taking advantage of multicore? I am thinking something like "grand central dispatch" built into the language---a block whose content statements can be executed in any order...like a "^{ }" block. because a lot of computing power these days has gone into cores (my Mac has 8 of them), this would seem like useful info to send to parrot.

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Re: perl6 binary for OSX ? perl6 multi-core? by Khen1950fx (Canon) on Jul 02, 2011 at 05:30 UTC
I use Fedora, but dabble with OSX every so often. You can get a perl6 binary for OSX by running MacPorts: `port install parrot` [download] Here's an artcile that will help integrate parrot with Xcode. Personally, I really prefer (caution: download) rakudo-star, non-binary. It's relatively easy to install if you are up to it.	[reply] [d/l]
Re: perl6 binary for OSX ? perl6 multi-core? by coke (Acolyte) on Jul 12, 2011 at 17:32 UTC
Regarding the distribution, Util on #perl6@freenode had started to put together a nice installer for OS X, using Rakudo Star. His work in progress is here: http://s3.datasaw.com/Rakudo_Star_2011-01_experiment_3.dmg Regarding multicore, I'd recommend looking at junctions: http://feather.perl6.nl/syn/S09.html#Autothreading_types Regarding parrot, Perl 6 has many different implementations - The Rakudo team (rakudo is the implementation targeting parrot) works with the parrot team on any blockers or feature requests.	[reply]
Re: perl6 binary for OSX ? perl6 multi-core? by locked_user sundialsvc4 (Abbot) on Jul 02, 2011 at 19:10 UTC
You can also install anything you want into `/usr/local/bin` ...