Re^4: perl program compilation

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Re^5: perl program compilation by ikegami (Patriarch) on Apr 15, 2006 at 17:17 UTC
Neither. The code to execute is converted into an opcode tree (similar but not quite compilation) and then perl executes the opcodes in the tree (similar, but not quite a virtual machine).	[reply]
Re^6: perl program compilation by singam (Initiate) on Apr 15, 2006 at 17:31 UTC
ikegami, it means parsing and execution .right?. So "perl" is an interpreter.	[reply]
Re^7: perl program compilation by ikegami (Patriarch) on Apr 15, 2006 at 17:40 UTC
it means parsing and execution .right? No, I meant what I said. So "perl" is an interpreter. No, the convertion from human readable only happens once, and it's not done statement by statement. Perl is closer to a virtual machine, like java. What's the point of your questions? i.e. Why does it matter?	[reply]