devel:languages:perl

Perl and perl modules

++++++++++ Note: We are going to change the version format of the modules. See https://github.com/openSUSE/cpanspec/issues/47 for context ++++++++++ ++++++++++ Note 2: Packages are maintained under git as of 2025-08-13: https://src.opensuse.org/perl https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:OBS_to_Git ++++++++++ Perl and a large number of important perl modules and tools. Module updates from CPAN are regularly checked (with scripts from https://github.com/openSUSE/autoupdate-perl and https://github.com/openSUSE/cpanspec ) and put into https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/devel:languages:perl:autoupdate . Please check https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/devel:languages:perl:autoupdate first before doing your own update! An updated version of the module might already be there, just that there is no submit request yet. How to submit a new module here: https://github.com/openSUSE/cpanspec/wiki/Submit-a-new-Perl-module-to-openSUSE https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/languages:/perl/16.0/ openSUSE:Leap:16.0

openSUSE Leap 16.0 based on SLFO

Leap 16.0 based on SLES 16.0 (specifically SLFO:1.2) https://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/16.0/repo/oss/ openSUSE:Backports:SLE-16.0

Community packages for SLE-16.0

Community packages for SLE-16.0 https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/openSUSE:/Backports:/SLE-16.0/standard/ SUSE:SLFO:1.2

SLFO 1.2 (the base for openSUSE 16.0 and SLES 16.0)

https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/SUSE:/SLFO:/1.2/standard/ perl-IPC-System-Simple

Run commands simply, with detailed diagnostics

Calling Perl's in-built 'system()' function is easy, determining if it was successful is _hard_. Let's face it, '$?' isn't the nicest variable in the world to play with, and even if you _do_ check it, producing a well-formatted error string takes a lot of work. 'IPC::System::Simple' takes the hard work out of calling external commands. In fact, if you want to be really lazy, you can just write: use IPC::System::Simple qw(system); and all of your 'system' commands will either succeed (run to completion and return a zero exit value), or die with rich diagnostic messages. The 'IPC::System::Simple' module also provides a simple replacement to Perl's backticks operator. Simply write: use IPC::System::Simple qw(capture); and then use the capture() command just like you'd use backticks. If there's an error, it will die with a detailed description of what went wrong. Better still, you can even use 'capturex()' to run the equivalent of backticks, but without the shell: use IPC::System::Simple qw(capturex); my $result = capturex($command, @args); If you want more power than the basic interface, including the ability to specify which exit values are acceptable, trap errors, or process diagnostics, then read on!