Submission + - perl6 and Parrot 0.5.2 Released (oreillynet.com) 1
mAriuZ writes: "Bob Rogers just released Parrot 0.5.2. This monthly release includes a couple of interesting new features.
First, weve managed to bundle up Patrick Michauds Rakudo (thats the implementation of Perl 6 on Parrot) such that you can type make perl6 on Unixy platforms and make perl6.exe on Windows and get a working standalone Perl 6 binary. This is experimental and we hope to iron out some installation and deployment issues by next months release, but it was important to demonstrate our progress.
The second new feature is a toolkit for starting your own compiler. Max Mohun built a prototype several months ago, and weve added a stripped down version for now that builds the skeleton of a compiler for you using the Parrot Compiler Tools. I mentioned the LOLCODE compiler in What the Perl 6 and Parrot Hackers Did on Their Christmas Vacation; this is how Simon and Company were able to get LOLCODE up and running so quickly."
First, weve managed to bundle up Patrick Michauds Rakudo (thats the implementation of Perl 6 on Parrot) such that you can type make perl6 on Unixy platforms and make perl6.exe on Windows and get a working standalone Perl 6 binary. This is experimental and we hope to iron out some installation and deployment issues by next months release, but it was important to demonstrate our progress.
The second new feature is a toolkit for starting your own compiler. Max Mohun built a prototype several months ago, and weve added a stripped down version for now that builds the skeleton of a compiler for you using the Parrot Compiler Tools. I mentioned the LOLCODE compiler in What the Perl 6 and Parrot Hackers Did on Their Christmas Vacation; this is how Simon and Company were able to get LOLCODE up and running so quickly."
