Reini Urban has volunteered to present for the October meeting. The topic is a basic introduction to the Perl compiler.
A number of you may not have been aware that Perl had a compiler. Most people are content to use Perl in its normal compile/execute mode. Because people had use cases that would benefit from building an executable from their Perl code, a Perl compiler was built years ago.
Recently Reini has been taking the old compiler code and updating it to support more current Perls.
In this talk, Reini will cover
- basic usage of the compiler and its current status
- the different "phases" of in the lifetime of Perl code
- some understanding of Perl OPs and what the compiler does with them
He will also answer questions like:
- How big will my compiled code be?
- What will the program include at compile-time, what is deferred to run-time?
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This meeting will be more technical than usual, but it's a rare opportunity to talk with someone who understands Perl's internals. You really don't want to miss it.
Please let me know if you plan to attend, so I can be certain of the food order.
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