perl

Implementation of the Perl programming language

Perl is a general-purpose programming language originally developed for text manipulation and now used for a wide range of tasks including system administration, web development, network programming, GUI development, and more.

Versions: 5.36.0 · 5.14.4
Website: https://www.perl.org/
Licenses: GPL 1+
Package source: gnu/packages/perl.scm
Builds: See build status
Issues: See known issues

Installation

Install the latest version of perl as follows:

guix install perl

Or install a particular version:

guix install perl@5.14.4

You can also install packages in augmented, pure or containerized environments for development or simply to try them out without polluting your user profile. See the guix shell documentation for more information.