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| # Announce: Rakudo Perl 6 compiler, Development Release #72 ("HongKong") | ||
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| On behalf of the Rakudo development team, I'm happy to announce the | ||
| January 2014 release of Rakudo Perl #72 "HongKong". Rakudo is an | ||
| implementation of Perl 6 on the Parrot Virtual Machine and the Java Virtual | ||
| Machine. The tarball for this release is available from | ||
| <http://rakudo.org/downloads/rakudo/>. | ||
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| Please note: This announcement is not for the Rakudo Star | ||
| distribution[^1] --- it's announcing a new release of the compiler | ||
| only. For the latest Rakudo Star release, see | ||
| <http://rakudo.org/downloads/star/>. | ||
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| The Rakudo Perl compiler follows a monthly release cycle, with each | ||
| release named after a Perl Mongers group. The January 2014 release is | ||
| code-named after Hong Kong, because it's was of the Perl Mongers groups we | ||
| hadn't picked for a release yet. | ||
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| Some of the changes in this release are outlined below: | ||
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| These are only some of the changes in this release. For a more | ||
| detailed list, see "docs/ChangeLog". | ||
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| The development team thanks all of our contributors and sponsors for | ||
| making Rakudo Perl possible, as well as those people who worked on | ||
| Parrot, the Perl 6 test suite and the specification. | ||
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| The following people contributed to this release: | ||
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| If you would like to contribute, see <http://rakudo.org/how-to-help>, | ||
| ask on the <perl6-compiler@perl.org> mailing list, or ask on IRC | ||
| \#perl6 on freenode. | ||
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| The next release of Rakudo (#73), is scheduled for February 20, 2014. | ||
| A list of the other planned release dates and code names for future | ||
| releases is available in the "docs/release_guide.pod" file. A Rakudo | ||
| development release typically occurs a few days (often two) after the | ||
| third Tuesday of each month. | ||
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| On behalf of the development team, I encourage you to enjoy the new release, | ||
| try awesome stuff, and get back to us with feedback. | ||
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| [^1]: What's the difference between the Rakudo compiler and the Rakudo | ||
| Star distribution? | ||
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| The Rakudo compiler is a compiler for the Perl 6 language. | ||
| Nothing else. | ||
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| The Rakudo Star distribution is the Rakudo compiler plus a selection | ||
| of useful Perl 6 modules, a module installer, the most recent | ||
| incarnation of the "Using Perl 6" book, and other software that can | ||
| be used with the Rakudo compiler to enhance its utility. Rakudo Star | ||
| is meant for early adopters who wish to explore what's possible with | ||
| Rakudo Perl 6 and provide feedback on what works, what doesn't, and | ||
| what else they would like to see included in the distribution. |