This plugin adds support for Perl 5 to NetBeans
The usage documentation for each release is available under the corresponding folder in the repo at docs/user-guides
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The plugin can be downloaded from Releases folder under this repository for the corresponding version of your NetBeans installation.
Please note the supported version before downloading and installing the plugin
- Download and install the plugin for the corresponding supported version of NetBeans from https://netbeans.apache.org/download/index.html
- Download and install Strawberry Perl 5.32.1.1 from https://strawberryperl.com/ (Perl::Tidy v20210111 is installed by default)
- Install Perl::Critic using the command $> cpan install Perl::Critic
- Copy the files "perlcritic" and "perlcritic.bat" from {PERL_INSTALLED_LOCATION}/perl/site/bin to {PERL_INSTALLED_LOCATION}/perl/bin
- Start Perlin'
- Install Dancer2 using the command $> cpan install Dancer2
- Copy the files "plackup" and "plackup.bat" from {PERL_INSTALLED_LOCATION}/perl/site/bin to {PERL_INSTALLED_LOCATION}/perl/bin
N.B. - Perl::Critic v1.140 is the latest as of writing this guide
Version: Release 0.6
Date: 25-May-2022
Tested On: NetBeans 13 with Starwberry Perl 5.32.1.1 64-bit on Windows 10
Recommended Perl: Starwberry Perl 5.32.1.1 64-bit
Features:
- Fixed highlighting issue with empty strings
Version: Release 0.5.1
Date: 10-Mar-2018
Tested On: NetBeans 8.2, 9, and 10 on Windows 7
Features:
- Combined external libraries into the plugin to correct plugin verification issues
Version: Release 0.5
Date: 27-Feb-2018
Tested On: NetBeans 8.2, 9, and 10 on Windows 7
Features:
- Added support for Dancer2 framework (initial stages)
- Added code completion for keywords
- Additional Perl::Tidy configuration options
- Corrected custom Perl binary and libraries location integration errors
- Bug fixes around syntax highlighting
- UI improvements
- Performance improvements
- Upgraded underlying helper libraries
Version: Release 0.4
Date: 19-May-2015
Tested On: NetBeans 8.2 on Windows 7
Features:
- Comment toggle using Ctrl+/
- Retain line indentation on new line
- Menu options to run and compile files
- Added code formatting and template under Options -> Tools
- Project copy/move/rename functions
- Theme support
- Added Dancer support
- Removed extra menu buttons