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Apple’s Xcode 4 breaks installing Perl XS modules from CPAN

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Apr 262011

Apple recently released Xcode 4 – their development IDE and toolkit, which is the easiest way to install a compiler on an OSX machine, this version does not contain the PPC assembler target. Unfortunately the version of Perl shipped with OSX was compiled with the ‘-arch ppc’ flags, this means you can not build or install any XS based CPAN modules.

The recommended solution is to stop using the system Perl. By far the easiest way to do this is to install Perlbrew (which does not use XS, so can still be installed under Xcode 4), this has the added bonus that it allows you to switch between different versions of Perl very quickly – ideal for checking your code works consistently.

Arguably this is an Apple bug, but it is not known if or when they will fix it, so it’s best to take a proactive approach. Installing Perlbrew really is easy and creates a much cleaner development environment.

Simon Wistow has posted more details.

Perl 5.14.0 Release Candidate 1 now available for testing

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Apr 212011

The first release candidate for Perl 5.14.0 is available for download from CPAN.

While Perl5-Porters go to great lengths to ensure that new versions of Perl don’t break existing programs, it does happen. It’s really, really important that all unintentional breakages are caught before the final release of Perl 5.14.0.

It is imperative that you test this release candidate with any software written in Perl which you use or maintain. As always, don’t get rid of your old perl before you know your stuff works with the new one.

If no “showstopper” class bugs are found in the next 7 days, Perl5-Porters will release a virtually identical tarball as Perl 5.14.0 on Thursday, April 28, 2011.

Mojolicious: Emergency release, please upgrade!

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Apr 152011

The Mojolicious team have released version 1.16 which fixes a serious security vulnerability.

You are advised to upgrade immediately.

CPAN.org moves to Perl NOC, gets a facelift

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Mar 202011

CPAN.org, which ran faithfully on FUNET since 1993, has had a long-awaited redesign since it moved its main mirror and website to Perl NOC. This is the start of a big a cleanup for the website on the primary CPAN repository to not only make it more visually appealing, but more useful to the Perl community. This moves gives the community much more control over the workings and relieves the long time CPAN Master Librarian, Jarkko Hietaniemi, a much deserved and long-accrued vacation.

If you’d like to participate, you can fork the cpanorg Github repository then send pull requests.

Italian Perl Workshop 2011 – Call for Papers

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Mar 182011

The Italian Perl Workshop 2011 is accepting talk submissions.

This year’s theme for the workshop is Two Perls, to present Perl 5 and Perl 6 topics at the same workshop. The theme is, however, just a loose guideline: the workshop is interested in any Perl-related submission.

Submit your YAPC::NA 2011 talk by March 24

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Mar 162011

The Call for Papers for the 2011 YAPC::NA in Ashville, North Carolina ends on March 24th. This year, the conference takes place on June 27–29, 2011, and is the first YAPC::NA using a remote organizing team.

If you won’t be submitting a talk but have an idea for a talk that you’d like to hear, you can add it to the Ideas for Talks wiki page.

Perl RDF Hackathon in London 28-30th March 2011

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Mar 162011

PerlRDF are proud to announce the first International Hacking RDF with Perl Hackathon in London, UK from the 28th to the 30th of March 2011. The venue is The London Hackspace.