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--
Jonathan Kamens                                         [e-mail]
MIT Information Systems/Athena              Moderator, news.answers
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From: Tom Christiansen <[e-mail]>
Subject: comp.lang.perl FAQ diffs
Originator: [e-mail]
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Approved: [e-mail]
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References: <[e-mail]>
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              not necessarily those of CONVEX.
Lines: 292

Here are the diffs for this month's FAQ.  We have three new
questions, plus some typos fixes and address corrections.

--tom

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< Special thanks to Larry Wall for initially reviewing this list for
---
> Special thanks to Larry Wall for periodically reviewing this list for
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<
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> 1.29) Is there a pretty-printer for Perl?
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> 2.35) How can I set up a footer format to be used with write()?
> 2.36) Why does my Perl program keep growing in size?
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<
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<     archive.cs.ruu.nl        131.211.80.5  (Europe)
---
>     ftp.cs.ruu.nl            131.211.80.17  (Europe)
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<     You should definitely read the USENET comp.lang.perl newsgrouor
---
>     You should definitely read the USENET comp.lang.perl newsgroup or
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<     North America and 1-707-829-0515.  Autographed copies are available
<     from TECHbooks by calling 1-503-646-8257 or mailing [e-mail].
<     Cost is ~30$US for the regular version, 40$US for the autographed one.
<     The book's ISBN is 0-937175-64-1.
---
>     North America and 1-707-829-0515.  The book's ISBN is 0-937175-64-1.
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>     Autographed copies are *NO LONGER* available from TECHbooks --
>     you'll have to nab the authors in person if you want one.  Larry
>     routinely carries around a camel stamp for just such an occasion.
>
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<     Volume 2 Number 4.
---
>     Volume 2 Number 4.  The newest (Dec 92) Computer Language magazine
>     is also alleged to contain a cover article on Perl.
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<     The USENIX LISA (Large Installations Systems Adminstration) Conference
---
>     The USENIX LISA (Large Installations Systems Administration) Conference
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<     for futher information.
---
>     for further information.
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<     tut.cis.ohio-state.edu in the pub/perl/scripts/ subdirectory.
---
>     archive.cis.ohio-state.edu in the pub/perl/scripts/ subdirectory.
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<     archive.cs.ruu.nl [131.211.80.5], file /pub/DOC/perlref-4.035.tar.Z.
---
>     ftp.cs.ruu.nl [131.211.80.17], file /pub/DOC/perlref-4.035.tar.Z.
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<     the host betwixt.cs.caltech.edu (131.215.128.4) in the directory
<     /pub/comp.lang.perl.  They are also to uunet in
<     /languages/perl/comp.lang.perl .  It contains these things:
---
>     the host ftp.cs.caltech.edu (131.215.128.204) in the directory
>     /pub/comp.lang.perl.  The file is comp.lang.perl.tar.Z; this file
>     was last modified on February 15, 1992, and is 8.9 megabytes long.
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<     comp.lang.perl.tar.Z  -- the 5M tarchive in MH/news format
<     archives/             -- the unpacked 5M tarchive
<     unviewed/             -- new comp.lang.perl messages
<
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<     Liam Quin's excellent lqtext system, available from ftp.toronto.edu
---
>     Liam Quin's excellent lqtext system, available from ftp.cs.toronto.edu
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<     these days, but I haven't used them.
---
>     these days, but I haven't used them.  Any information on these would
>     be appreciated.
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<     ftp to rascal.ics.utexas.edu from the file
<     ~ftp/mac/programming/Perl_402_MPW_CPT_bin .
---
>     ftp to wuarchive.wustl.edu [128.252.135.4] from the file
>     /mirrors2/rascal.ics.utexas.edu/programming/Perl_402_MPW_CPT_bin .
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>     You can also get it from Host gatekeeper.dec.com [16.1.0.2]
>     in /.9/plan/perl/macperl/Perl_402_MPW_CPT_bin .
>
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<     be considerate of RASCAL's users during CDT working hours.
---
>     be considerate of the archive sites' users during CDT working hours.
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>     Here's more, from Timothy Murphy <[e-mail] >
>
>
>     I ported perl to the Mac, using Think C, a while ago.  I've
>     used it quite a lot since without problems.
>
>     It is available from ftp.maths.tcd.ie in pub/Mac/perl.hqx .
>     The source (as diffs from the standard source) is in the
>     subdirectory pub/Mac/perl-4.035 .
>
>     A Mac version of patch is also available in pub/Mac/patch.hqx
>     with source in pub/Mac/patch-2.0 .  Various other Mac ports of
>     GNU programs can be found in the same place.
>
>     They all use a small "ThinkCPosix" library containing various
>     Unix-like functions, which again can be found in the same
>     place.
>
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<     <[e-mail]>, to create a higher level interface
<     (DBperl) that will allow you to write your queries in a
<     database-independent fashion.  Meanwhile, here are the authors of the
<     various extensions:
---
>     <[e-mail]>, to create a higher level interface (DBperl) that
>     will allow you to write your queries in a database-independent
>     fashion.  If you're interested, send mail to
>     <[e-mail]> about it.
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>     Meanwhile, here are the authors of the various extensions:
>
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<     Interperl       Interbase       Buzz Moschetti ([e-mail])
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>     Interperl       Interbase       Buzz Moschetti ([e-mail])
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<     archive.cs.ruu.nl [131.211.80.5] via anonymous ftp in the directory
---
>     ftp.cs.ruu.nl [131.211.80.17] via anonymous ftp. in the directory
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<     speak to this STDIN server.
---
>     speak to this STDWIN server.
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<     At this time, the known list includes at least the following: Convex,
<     Netlabs, BSDI, Integraph, Dell, and Kubota Pacific, although the
<     latter is in /usr/contrib only.  Many other companies use Perl
<     internally for purposes of tools development, systems administration,
<     installation scripts, and test suites.  Rumor has it that the large
<     workstation vendors (the TLA set) are seriously looking into shipping
<     Perl with their standard systems "soon".
---
>     At this time, the known list of companies that ship Perl includes at
>     least the following:
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>     BSDI
>     Comdisco Systems
>     CONVEX Computer Corporation
>     Dell
>     Integraph
>     Kubota Pacific (/usr/contrib)
>     Netlabs
>
>     Many other companies use Perl internally for purposes of tools
>     development, systems administration, installation scripts, and test
>     suites.  Rumor has it that the large workstation vendors (the TLA set)
>     are seriously looking into shipping Perl with their standard systems
>     "soon".
>
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>
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<     of the earlier ones are on convex.com in /pib/perl/info/japh.
---
>     of the earlier ones are on convex.com in /pub/perl/info/japh.
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> 1.29) Is there a pretty-printer for Perl?
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>     That depends on what you mean.  If you want something
>     that works like vgrind on Perl programs, then the answer
>     is "yes, nearly".  Here's a vgrind entry for perl:
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>     PERL|perl|Perl:\
>         :pb=(^\d?sub\d\p\d?|\{):\
>         :bb={:be=}:cb=#:ce=$:sb=":se=\e":lb=':\
>         :le=\e':tl:\
>         :id=_:\
>         :kw=\
>         if for foreach unless until while continue else elsif \
>         do eval require \
>         die exit \
>         defined delete reset \
>         goto last redo next dump \
>         local undef return  \
>         write format  \
>         sub package
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>     It doesn't actually do everything right; in particular,
>     things like $#, $', s#/foo##, and $foo'bar all confuse it.
>
>     If what you mean is whether there is a program that will
>     reformat the program much as indent(1) will do for C, then
>     the answer is no.  The complex feedback between the scanner
>     and the parser (as in the things that confuse vgrind) make
>     it challenging to write at best to write a stand-alone C parser.
>
>
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<     reutrns 5 times whether printing (2+4) succeeded, and
---
>     returns 5 times whether printing (2+4) succeeded, and
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<     properly.  Recasting your code to use them can help alot.
---
>     properly.  Recasting your code to use them can help a lot.
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<         while () {
---
>         while (<>) {
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<     context, an that the <FILE> syntax in an array context will read all the
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>     context, and that the <FILE> syntax in an array context will read all the
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<         system "stty", 'cbreak',
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>         system "stty", '-icanon',
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>     foreach $key ( sort { $ary{$b} <=> $ary{$a} } keys %ary ) {
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<     associative array in an analagous fashion.  That's because %foobar in
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>     associative array in an analogous fashion.  That's because %foobar in
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<     you're still apt to be bogged down by exec()s.  You have to analize
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>     you're still apt to be bogged down by exec()s.  You have to analyze
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<     plum and pcops.  Since perl5 is prety much a total rewrite, we can
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>     plum and pcops.  Since perl5 is pretty much a total rewrite, we can
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<     problem before then, a signifcant portion of the perl world would
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>     problem before then, a significant portion of the Perl world would
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>
>
> 2.35) How can I set up a footer format to be used with write()?
>
>     While the $^ variable contains the name of the current header format,
>     there is no corresponding mechanism to automatically do the same thing
>     for a footer.  Not knowing how big a format is going to be until you
>     evaluate it is one of the major problems.
>
>     If you have a fixed-size footer, you can get footers by checking for
>     line left on page ($-) before each write, and printing the footer
>     yourself if necessary.
>
>     Another strategy is to open a pipe to yourself, using open(KID, "|-")
>     and always write()ing to the KID, who then postprocesses its STDIN to
>     rearrange headers and footers however you like.  Not very convenient,
>     but doable.
>
>
> 2.36) Why does my Perl program keep growing in size?
>
>     While there may be a real memory leak in the Perl source code or even
>     whichever malloc() you're using, common causes are incomplete eval()s
>     or local()s in loops.
>
>     An eval() which terminates in error due to a failed parsing
>     will leave a bit of memory unusable.
>
>     A local() inside a loop:
>
>     for (1..100) {
>         local(@array);
>     }
>
>     will build up 100 versions of @array before the loop is done.
>     The work-around is:
>
>     local(@array);
>     for (1..100) {
>         undef @array;
>     }
>
>     Larry reports that this behavior is fixed for perl5.
--
    Tom Christiansen      [e-mail]      convex!tchrist

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This article contains the table of contents to some of the most
frequently asked questions in comp.lang.perl, a newsgroup devoted to
the Perl programming language.  There are two pieces following
this, the general information questions in part1 and the largely
technical opnes in part2.

They're all good questions, but they come up often enough that
substantial net bandwidth can be saved by looking here first before
asking.  Before posting a question, you really should consult the Perl
man page; there's a lot of information packed in there.