Re: wxPerl revival

[email protected] (Shawn H Corey) Fri, 20 Sep 2024 14:30:18 -0400
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On 2024-09-20 12:09, Johan Vromans wrote:
> For several years now, development and support of wxPerl, the interface
> library between Perl and wxWidgets, has stalled. The latest release was
> based on Perl 5.16 and wxWidgets 2.9.
>
> Meanwhile some active users have made attempts to port wxPerl to newer
> versions of Perl and wxWidgets, with varying results. Microsoft Windows and
> Apple macOS provide additional challenges.
>
> I would like to investigate if there are wxPerl users interested in a
> revival.
>
> If you are using wxPerl and want to keep using it with a recent version of
> Perl and wxWidgets, please let it hear!
>
> -- Johan

I haven't been using it for years because Wx.pm wouldn't load correctly. 
Can't say it's high on my list of needs.

-- 
𝑆𝒉𝒂𝒘𝒏 𝐻 𝐶𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒚 🇨🇦

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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2024-09-20 12:09, Johan Vromans
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      <pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">For several years now, development and support of wxPerl, the interface
library between Perl and wxWidgets, has stalled. The latest release was
based on Perl 5.16 and wxWidgets 2.9.

Meanwhile some active users have made attempts to port wxPerl to newer
versions of Perl and wxWidgets, with varying results. Microsoft Windows and
Apple macOS provide additional challenges.

I would like to investigate if there are wxPerl users interested in a
revival.

If you are using wxPerl and want to keep using it with a recent version of
Perl and wxWidgets, please let it hear!

-- Johan
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    I haven't been using it for years because Wx.pm wouldn't load
    correctly. Can't say it's high on my list of needs.<br>
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