[Python-Dev] Perl 5.6 beta feature list

[David Ascher]

This is from ActiveState, but I believe that all of the new features in Perl
are not ActivePerl-specific.

FYI.

-----Original Message-----

Greetings All,

ActiveState is pleased to announce the first beta of ActivePerl 5.6.

ActivePerl, including PPM, now supports the following platforms:

	- Windows
	- Linux
	- Solaris

This beta release includes all the major features that have been
discussed for Perl 5.6.

	- Globalization and Unicode
	- Concurrent Interpreters
	- granularity of warnings
	- New regex construct
	- Lvalue subroutines
	- Subroutine attributes
	- 64-bit platforms
	- Large File Systems
 	- Additional documentation and tutorials.

The following additional new features are available on the Windows
platform:

	- Unicode system calls
	- Windows Installer
	- CPAN extensions
	- fork()

For further information see the release notes or readme file.

ActiveState will also shortly make available beta versions of the
upcoming new releases of the Perl Dev Kit and PerlEx, which will
take advantage of the new features in ActivePerl 5.6.

ActiveState cautions that the ActivePerl 5.6 beta release may contain
certain incomplete features and known bugs. It is made available
for testing purposes only.

Download a copy of the ActivePerl Beta from:

	"http://www.ActiveState.com/cgibin/ActivePerl/download.pl"

You can submit bug reports at:

	"http://bugs.ActiveState.com/ActivePerl"

You can send feedback on the new features to:

	"ActivePerl-Beta@ActiveState.com"

Problems downloading the beta? Send mail to:

	"WebMaster@ActiveState.com"

-- The Activators