ActiveState is pleased to announce ActivePerl 5.16.1 build 1601, a complete, ready-to-install binary distribution of Perl.
Builds for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux are made freely available. Builds for Solaris, HP-UX and AIX are available with ActivePerl Business Edition. For detailed information or to download these releases, see: http://www.activestate.com/activeperl What's new in ActivePerl ======================== ActivePerl 5.16 is now based on the 5.16.1 release. You can read about all the changes since Perl 5.16.0 in the perldelta document: http://docs.activestate.com/activeperl/5.16/lib/pods/perl5161delta.html In addition, the 64-bit version of ActivePerl 5.16.1 for Windows now automatically supports building and installing additional modules with MinGW64 and dmake. These tools are available via PPM the same way MinGW has already been supported in the 32-bit version. Also improved is the way Perl will automatically configure itself on Mac OS X to the installed version of XCode to locate the GCC compiler and tools. Getting Started =============== Whether you're a first-time user or a long-time fan, our free resources will help you get the most from ActivePerl. Mailing list archives: http://code.activestate.com/lists/activeperl/ Supported Platforms =================== ActivePerl is available for the following platforms: - Windows/x86 (32-bit) - Windows/x64 (64-bit) (aka "AMD64") - Mac OS X - Linux/x86 (32 bit) - Linux/x86_64 (64-bit) (aka "AMD64") - Solaris/SPARC (32-bit and 64-bit) (Business Edition only) - Solaris/x86 (32-bit) (Business Edition only) - HP-UX/PA-RISC (32-bit) (Business Edition only) - AIX/PowerPC (32-bit) (Business Edition only) More information about the Business Edition can be found here: http://www.activestate.com/business-edition Custom builds are available in the Enterprise Edition: http://www.activestate.com/enterprise-edition Feedback ======== Everyone is encouraged to participate in making Perl an even better language. For bugs related to ActiveState use: http://bugs.activestate.com/enter_bug.cgi?product=ActivePerl&version=1601 For bugs related directly to Perl please use the 'perlbug' utility. Enjoy!
