Perl Dev Kit (PDK)

Perl Dev Kit (PDK) provides essential tools for building and deploying Perl applications PDK includes versions of PerlApp, Coverage Analyzer and Filter Builder for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, HP-UX and Solaris. PerlApp and Filter Builder are also available for AIX.

Windows developers can take advantage of additional features PerlSvc, PerlCtrl, PerlNET, PerlMSI, PerlTray, Graphical Debugger (32-bit only) and VBScript Converter. PDK supports Perl and ActivePerl 5.8, 5.10, 5.12, 5.14 and 5.16.

Key Features:

Deploy

• Develop and deploy your Perl programs to anyone on any platform with PerlApp's new cross-platform wrapping.
  
• Deliver code as executables or as Windows Services, ActiveX components, .NET assemblies or in the System Tray.
  
• Easily create MSI files using Perl code.

Code

• Enforce best-practices or personalised coding policies against your source code. Great for teams!
  
• Filter text interactively, with on-the-fly results.
  
• Jumpstart your transition from VBScript to Perl.

Fix

• Improve code performance and reliability through coverage experiments, hotspot analysis and data set comparisons.
  
• Find problems fast with the nimble Windows debugger.