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diff --git a/pod/perlfaq3.pod b/pod/perlfaq3.pod index 1d06c2dc10..d71524b3ee 100644 --- a/pod/perlfaq3.pod +++ b/pod/perlfaq3.pod @@ -73,10 +73,11 @@ why what it's doing isn't what it should be doing. =head2 How do I profile my Perl programs? -You should get the Devel::DProf module from CPAN and also use -Benchmark.pm from the standard distribution. Benchmark lets you time -specific portions of your code, while Devel::DProf gives detailed -breakdowns of where your code spends its time. +You should get the Devel::DProf module from the standard distribution +(and separately on CPAN) or also use Benchmark.pm from the standard +distribution. The Benchmark module lets you time specific portions of +your code, while Devel::DProf gives detailed breakdowns of where your +code spends its time. Here's a sample use of Benchmark: @@ -180,12 +181,38 @@ your hard-earned cash for. PerlBuilder (http://www.solutionsoft.com/perl.htm) is an integrated development environment for Windows that supports Perl development. +VisualPerl (http://www.activestate.com/IDE) is also an integrated +development environment for Windows, Unix, and several Open Source OSes +that supports Perl development. Perl code magic is another IDE +(http://www.petes-place.com/codemagic.html). CodeMagicCD +(http://www.codemagiccd.com/) is a commercial IDE. + Perl programs are just plain text, though, so you could download emacs for Windows (http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/windows/ntemacs.html) -or a vi clone (vim) which runs on for win32 -(http://www.cs.vu.nl/%7Etmgil/vi.html). If you're transferring -Windows files to Unix be sure to transfer them in ASCII mode so the ends -of lines are appropriately mangled. +or a vi clone such as nvi (available from CPAN in src/misc/) or vim +(http://www.vim.org/). Vim runs on win32 +(http://www.cs.vu.nl/%7Etmgil/vi.html). Vile is another widely ported +vi clone that has a Perl language sensitivity module +(http://www.clark.net/pub/dickey/vile/vile.html). SlickEdit +(http://www.slickedit.com/) is a full featured commercial editor that +has a modular architecture: it can emulate several other common +editors and it can help with programming language sensitivity modules +for a variety of programming languages including Perl. If you're +transferring Windows text files to Unix be sure to transfer them in +ASCII mode so the ends of lines are appropriately mangled. There is +also a toyedit Text widget based editor written in Perl that is +distributed with the Tk module on CPAN. The ptkdb +(http://world.std.com/~aep/ptkdb/) is a Perl/tk based debugger that +acts as a development environment of sorts. Perl Composer +(http://perlcomposer.sourceforge.net/vperl.html) is an IDE for Perl/Tk +GUI creation. + +On Mac OS the MacPerl Application comes with a simple 32k text editor +that behaves like a rudimentary IDE. In contrast to the MacPerl Application +the MPW Perl tool can make use of MPW itself as an editor (with +no 32k limit). BBEdit and BBEdit Lite are text editors for Mac OS +that have a Perl sensitivity mode (http://web.barebones.com/), +as does the Alpha editor (http://www.bcity.com/alphatext). =head2 Where can I get Perl macros for vi? |