Re^5: perl program compilation

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).

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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]