PERLHIST(1perl)
📜 NAME 📜
perlhist 💖 — the Perl history records
(so official business: this is PERLHIST(1perl) straight out of the Perl Programmers Reference Guide ✨ and it's literally the lore bible 🫶)
🌈 DESCRIPTION 🌈
okay so bestie, this document has exactly one job and it's a whole vibe: it aims to record the Perl source code releases. that's it. that's the assignment. the receipts, the timeline, the canon 🎀
🦋 INTRODUCTION 🦋
Perl history in brief, by Larry Wall — so the man himself wrote a tiny recap and honestly it ate, no notes, presenting it exactly as it dropped 💅:
Perl 0 introduced Perl to my officemates.
Perl 1 introduced Perl to the world, and changed /\(...\|...\)/ to
/(...|...)/. \(Dan Faigin still hasn't forgiven me. :-\)
Perl 2 introduced Henry Spencer's regular expression package.
Perl 3 introduced the ability to handle binary data (embedded nulls).
Perl 4 introduced the first Camel book. Really. We mostly just
switched version numbers so the book could refer to 4.000.
Perl 5 introduced everything else, including the ability to
introduce everything else.not the \(Dan Faigin still hasn't forgiven me. :-\) 😭 the man is out here airing out a decades-old regex grudge, and honestly? relatable. also "Perl 5 introduced everything else, including the ability to introduce everything else" is genuinely the most main character sentence ever written about a programming language 👑
🎃 THE KEEPERS OF THE PUMPKIN 🎃
these are the legends. the pumpkin holders. the whole hall of fame, in order and everything 🧚:
Larry Wall, Andy Dougherty, Tom Christiansen, Charles Bailey, Nick Ing-Simmons, Chip Salzenberg, Tim Bunce, Malcolm Beattie, Gurusamy Sarathy, Graham Barr, Jarkko Hietaniemi, Hugo van der Sanden, Michael Schwern, Rafael Garcia-Suarez, Nicholas Clark, Richard Clamp, Leon Brocard, Dave Mitchell, Jesse Vincent, Ricardo Signes, Steve Hay, Matt S Trout, David Golden, Florian Ragwitz, Tatsuhiko Miyagawa, Chris "BinGOs" Williams, Zefram, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Stevan Little, Dave Rolsky, Max Maischein, Abigail, Jesse Luehrs, Tony Cook, Dominic Hargreaves, Aaron Crane, Aristotle Pagaltzis, Matthew Horsfall, Peter Martini, Sawyer X, Chad 'Exodist' Granum, Renee Bäcker, Eric Herman, John SJ Anderson, Karen Etheridge, Zak B. Elep, Tom Hukins, Richard Leach, Neil Bowers, Yves Orton, Paul Evans, Graham Knop, Philippe Bruhat (BooK), Thibault Duponchelle, and Lukas Mai.
that's a lot of names and every single one of them held the pumpkin at some point 🎀 periodt.
🎃 PUMPKIN? 🎃
this bit comes straight from Porting/pumpkin.pod in the Perl source code distribution, by the way 👇
Chip Salzenberg gets credit for that, with a nod to his cow orker, David Croy. We had passed around various names (baton, token, hot potato) but none caught on. Then, Chip asked:
[begin quote]
Who has the patch pumpkin?
To explain: David Croy once told me that at a previous job, there was
one tape drive and multiple systems that used it for backups. But
instead of some high-tech exclusion software, they used a low-tech
method to prevent multiple simultaneous backups: a stuffed pumpkin. No
one was allowed to make backups unless they had the "backup pumpkin".
[end quote]not a stuffed pumpkin being the original mutex 💀 lowkey the most unix thing i've ever heard. no high-tech exclusion software, just squash-based access control. iconic. 🍓
The name has stuck. The holder of the pumpkin is sometimes called the pumpking (keeping the source afloat?) or the pumpkineer (pulling the strings?).
📊 THE RECORDS 📊
here's the whole ledger, the receipts, the full timeline. first name column = who was holding the pumpkin, and an empty name column means "same person as above, they were still on duty" 🫶
1987 → 1994 💫
Pumpkin Release Date Notes
Holder (by no means
comprehensive,
see Changes*
for details)
======================================================================
Larry 0 Classified. Don't ask.
Larry 1.000 1987-Dec-18
1.001..10 1988-Jan-30
1.011..14 1988-Feb-02
Schwern 1.0.15 2002-Dec-18 Modernization
Richard 1.0_16 2003-Dec-18
Larry 2.000 1988-Jun-05
2.001 1988-Jun-28
Larry 3.000 1989-Oct-18
3.001 1989-Oct-26
3.002..4 1989-Nov-11
3.005 1989-Nov-18
3.006..8 1989-Dec-22
3.009..13 1990-Mar-02
3.014 1990-Mar-13
3.015 1990-Mar-14
3.016..18 1990-Mar-28
3.019..27 1990-Aug-10 User subs.
3.028 1990-Aug-14
3.029..36 1990-Oct-17
3.037 1990-Oct-20
3.040 1990-Nov-10
3.041 1990-Nov-13
3.042..43 1991-Jan-??
3.044 1991-Jan-12
Larry 4.000 1991-Mar-21
4.001..3 1991-Apr-12
4.004..9 1991-Jun-07
4.010 1991-Jun-10
4.011..18 1991-Nov-05
4.019 1991-Nov-11 Stable.
4.020..33 1992-Jun-08
4.034 1992-Jun-11
4.035 1992-Jun-23
Larry 4.036 1993-Feb-05 Very stable.
5.000alpha1 1993-Jul-31
5.000alpha2 1993-Aug-16
5.000alpha3 1993-Oct-10
5.000alpha4 1993-???-??
5.000alpha5 1993-???-??
5.000alpha6 1994-Mar-18
5.000alpha7 1994-Mar-25
Andy 5.000alpha8 1994-Apr-04
Larry 5.000alpha9 1994-May-05 ext appears.
5.000alpha10 1994-Jun-11
5.000alpha11 1994-Jul-01
Andy 5.000a11a 1994-Jul-07 To fit 14.
5.000a11b 1994-Jul-14
5.000a11c 1994-Jul-19
5.000a11d 1994-Jul-22
Larry 5.000alpha12 1994-Aug-04
Andy 5.000a12a 1994-Aug-08
5.000a12b 1994-Aug-15
5.000a12c 1994-Aug-22
5.000a12d 1994-Aug-22
5.000a12e 1994-Aug-22
5.000a12f 1994-Aug-24
5.000a12g 1994-Aug-24
5.000a12h 1994-Aug-24
Larry 5.000beta1 1994-Aug-30
Andy 5.000b1a 1994-Sep-06
Larry 5.000beta2 1994-Sep-14 Core slushified.
Andy 5.000b2a 1994-Sep-14
5.000b2b 1994-Sep-17
5.000b2c 1994-Sep-17
Larry 5.000beta3 1994-Sep-??
Andy 5.000b3a 1994-Sep-18
5.000b3b 1994-Sep-22
5.000b3c 1994-Sep-23
5.000b3d 1994-Sep-27
5.000b3e 1994-Sep-28
5.000b3f 1994-Sep-30
5.000b3g 1994-Oct-04
Andy 5.000b3h 1994-Oct-07
Larry? 5.000gamma 1994-Oct-13?
Larry 5.000 1994-Oct-17okay Larry 0, "Classified. Don't ask." — the man is not elaborating and i respect that fr fr 🙈 and note the 5.000a12c, 5.000a12d and 5.000a12e all landing on the same day, 1994-Aug-22. three drops in one day, that's the grind 💀 also 5.000a11a gets a note that it's To fit 14. and Core slushified. is a real sentence that real people apparently needed to write down. love that for us 🧚
1994 → 1996 💜
Andy 5.000a 1994-Dec-19
5.000b 1995-Jan-18
5.000c 1995-Jan-18
5.000d 1995-Jan-18
5.000e 1995-Jan-18
5.000f 1995-Jan-18
5.000g 1995-Jan-18
5.000h 1995-Jan-18
5.000i 1995-Jan-26
5.000j 1995-Feb-07
5.000k 1995-Feb-11
5.000l 1995-Feb-21
5.000m 1995-Feb-28
5.000n 1995-Mar-07
5.000o 1995-Mar-13?
Larry 5.001 1995-Mar-13
Andy 5.001a 1995-Mar-15
5.001b 1995-Mar-31
5.001c 1995-Apr-07
5.001d 1995-Apr-14
5.001e 1995-Apr-18 Stable.
5.001f 1995-May-31
5.001g 1995-May-25
5.001h 1995-May-25
5.001i 1995-May-30
5.001j 1995-Jun-05
5.001k 1995-Jun-06
5.001l 1995-Jun-06 Stable.
5.001m 1995-Jul-02 Very stable.
5.001n 1995-Oct-31 Very unstable.
5.002beta1 1995-Nov-21
5.002b1a 1995-Dec-04
5.002b1b 1995-Dec-04
5.002b1c 1995-Dec-04
5.002b1d 1995-Dec-04
5.002b1e 1995-Dec-08
5.002b1f 1995-Dec-08
Tom 5.002b1g 1995-Dec-21 Doc release.
Andy 5.002b1h 1996-Jan-05
5.002b2 1996-Jan-14
Larry 5.002b3 1996-Feb-02
Andy 5.002gamma 1996-Feb-11
Larry 5.002delta 1996-Feb-27not 5.000b through 5.000h all dropping on 1995-Jan-18 😭 sir are you okay. seven releases, one day, absolute legend behaviour 💅 and then 5.001m is Very stable. immediately followed by 5.001n being Very unstable. — the emotional whiplash is honestly a lot 🫠
1996 → 1997 ⭐
Larry 5.002 1996-Feb-29 Prototypes.
Charles 5.002_01 1996-Mar-25
Charles 5.003 1996-Jun-25 Security release.
Charles 5.003_01 1996-Jul-31
Nick 5.003_02 1996-Aug-10
Andy 5.003_03 1996-Aug-28
5.003_04 1996-Sep-02
5.003_05 1996-Sep-12
5.003_06 1996-Oct-07
5.003_07 1996-Oct-10
Chip 5.003_08 1996-Nov-19
5.003_09 1996-Nov-26
5.003_10 1996-Nov-29
5.003_11 1996-Dec-06
5.003_12 1996-Dec-19
5.003_13 1996-Dec-20
5.003_14 1996-Dec-23
5.003_15 1996-Dec-23
5.003_16 1996-Dec-24
5.003_17 1996-Dec-27
5.003_18 1996-Dec-31
5.003_19 1997-Jan-04
5.003_20 1997-Jan-07
5.003_21 1997-Jan-15
5.003_22 1997-Jan-16
5.003_23 1997-Jan-25
5.003_24 1997-Jan-29
5.003_25 1997-Feb-04
5.003_26 1997-Feb-10
5.003_27 1997-Feb-18
5.003_28 1997-Feb-21
5.003_90 1997-Feb-25 Ramping up to the 5.004 release.
5.003_91 1997-Mar-01
5.003_92 1997-Mar-06
5.003_93 1997-Mar-10
5.003_94 1997-Mar-22
5.003_95 1997-Mar-25
5.003_96 1997-Apr-01
5.003_97 1997-Apr-03 Fairly widely used.
5.003_97a 1997-Apr-05
5.003_97b 1997-Apr-08
5.003_97c 1997-Apr-10
5.003_97d 1997-Apr-13
5.003_97e 1997-Apr-15
5.003_97f 1997-Apr-17
5.003_97g 1997-Apr-18
5.003_97h 1997-Apr-24
5.003_97i 1997-Apr-25
5.003_97j 1997-Apr-28
5.003_98 1997-Apr-30
5.003_99 1997-May-01
5.003_99a 1997-May-09
p54rc1 1997-May-12 Release Candidates.
p54rc2 1997-May-14
Chip 5.004 1997-May-15 A major maintenance release.Charles, Nick, Andy, Chip — the pumpkin is getting passed around like a hot potato here (which, if you read the PUMPKIN? section above, is literally one of the names they rejected 😭). and yes 5.003_90 is described as Ramping up to the 5.004 release. — they really said we're locking in 📈 then p54rc1 and p54rc2 show up as Release Candidates right before 5.004 on 1997-May-15, the A major maintenance release. 👑
and that's where part one of the receipts ends, bestie — there is so much more timeline coming, don't go anywhere 🌸
okay so THIS is the part where it gets real 💖 the receipts. every single release, who shipped it, and the day it dropped. grab a snack bestie, this list is a whole personality.
Tim 🌸 — running the 5.004 maintenance track
5.004_01-t1—1997-???-??— this is where the5.004maintenance track opens, and yes the date is literally???💀 iconic mystery behavior5.004_01-t2—1997-Jun-11— akaperl5.004m1t25.004_01—1997-Jun-135.004_01_01—1997-Jul-29— akaperl5.004m2t15.004_01_02—1997-Aug-01— akaperl5.004m2t25.004_01_03—1997-Aug-05— akaperl5.004m2t35.004_02—1997-Aug-075.004_02_01—1997-Aug-12— akaperl5.004m3t15.004_03-t2—1997-Aug-13— akaperl5.004m3t25.004_03—1997-Sep-055.004_04-t1—1997-Sep-19— akaperl5.004m4t15.004_04-t2—1997-Sep-23— akaperl5.004m4t25.004_04-t3—1997-Oct-10— akaperl5.004m4t35.004_04-t4—1997-Oct-14— akaperl5.004m4t45.004_04—1997-Oct-155.004_04-m1—1998-Mar-04— (5.004m5t1) maint. trials for5.004_05✨5.004_04-m2—1998-May-015.004_04-m3—1998-May-155.004_04-m4—1998-May-195.004_05-MT5—1998-Jul-215.004_05-MT6—1998-Oct-095.004_05-MT7—1998-Nov-225.004_05-MT8—1998-Dec-03
Chip 🎀 — picking up the baton
5.004_05-MT9—1999-Apr-265.004_05—1999-Apr-29
Malcolm 🦋 — the 5.005 development track
5.004_50—1997-Sep-09— and this is the one that kicks off the5.005development track5.004_51—1997-Oct-025.004_52—1997-Oct-155.004_53—1997-Oct-165.004_54—1997-Nov-145.004_55—1997-Nov-255.004_56—1997-Dec-185.004_57—1998-Feb-035.004_58—1998-Feb-065.004_59—1998-Feb-135.004_60—1998-Feb-205.004_61—1998-Feb-275.004_62—1998-Mar-065.004_63—1998-Mar-175.004_64—1998-Apr-035.004_65—1998-May-155.004_66—1998-May-29— final one of this run, we love a clean handoff 💜
Sarathy 💅 — taking it to the finish line
5.004_67—1998-Jun-155.004_68—1998-Jun-235.004_69—1998-Jun-295.004_70—1998-Jul-065.004_71—1998-Jul-095.004_72—1998-Jul-125.004_73—1998-Jul-135.004_74—1998-Jul-14—5.005beta candidate 💫5.004_75—1998-Jul-15—5.005beta1 💫5.004_76—1998-Jul-21—5.005beta2 💫
Sarathy 👑 — the big one
5.005—1998-Jul-22— Oneperl. no further comment, it speaks for itself 💖
Sarathy 🌟 — the 5.005 maintenance track
5.005_01—1998-Jul-27— this one opens the5.005maintenance track5.005_02-T1—1998-Aug-025.005_02-T2—1998-Aug-055.005_02—1998-Aug-08
Graham 🌈 — holding the 5.005_03 fort
5.005_03-MT1—1998-Nov-305.005_03-MT2—1999-Jan-045.005_03-MT3—1999-Jan-175.005_03-MT4—1999-Jan-265.005_03-MT5—1999-Jan-285.005_03-MT6—1999-Mar-055.005_03—1999-Mar-28
Leon 🐚 — the long-game era
5.005_04-RC1—2004-Feb-055.005_04-RC2—2004-Feb-185.005_04—2004-Feb-235.005_05-RC1—2009-Feb-16— yes bestie,2009💀 commitment
Sarathy 🔥 — the 5.6 development track
5.005_50—1998-Jul-26— opening the5.6development track5.005_51—1998-Aug-105.005_52—1998-Sep-255.005_53—1998-Oct-315.005_54—1998-Nov-305.005_55—1999-Feb-165.005_56—1999-Mar-015.005_57—1999-May-255.005_58—1999-Jul-275.005_59—1999-Aug-025.005_60—1999-Aug-02— same day as the one before, we love a back-to-back 🫶5.005_61—1999-Aug-205.005_62—1999-Oct-155.005_63—1999-Dec-095.5.640—2000-Feb-025.5.650—2000-Feb-08— beta15.5.660—2000-Feb-22— beta25.5.670—2000-Feb-29— beta35.6.0-RC1—2000-Mar-09— release candidate 15.6.0-RC2—2000-Mar-14— release candidate 25.6.0-RC3—2000-Mar-21— release candidate 3
Sarathy ⭐
5.6.0—2000-Mar-22— and there she is 💖
Sarathy 🍓 — the 5.6 maintenance track
5.6.1-TRIAL1—2000-Dec-18— opening the5.6maintenance track5.6.1-TRIAL2—2001-Jan-315.6.1-TRIAL3—2001-Mar-195.6.1-foolish—2001-Apr-01— the"fools-gold"release 🙈 the timing is not a coincidence and we respect it5.6.1—2001-Apr-08
Rafael 🧚 — cleanup duty
5.6.2-RC1—2003-Nov-085.6.2—2003-Nov-15— fix new build issues
Jarkko 🌸 — the 5.7 track (development)
5.7.0—2000-Sep-02— the5.7track: development5.7.1—2001-Apr-095.7.2—2001-Jul-13— virtual release candidate 0 👀5.7.3—2002-Mar-055.8.0-RC1—2002-Jun-015.8.0-RC2—2002-Jun-215.8.0-RC3—2002-Jul-13
Jarkko ✨
5.8.0—2002-Jul-18— ship it 💅
Jarkko 💜 — the 5.8 maintenance track
5.8.1-RC1—2003-Jul-10— this run is the5.8maintenance track5.8.1-RC2—2003-Jul-115.8.1-RC3—2003-Jul-305.8.1-RC4—2003-Aug-015.8.1-RC5—2003-Sep-225.8.1—2003-Sep-25
Nicholas 🦋 — a seriously long shift
5.8.2-RC1—2003-Oct-275.8.2-RC2—2003-Nov-035.8.2—2003-Nov-055.8.3-RC1—2004-Jan-075.8.3—2004-Jan-145.8.4-RC1—2004-Apr-055.8.4-RC2—2004-Apr-155.8.4—2004-Apr-215.8.5-RC1—2004-Jul-065.8.5-RC2—2004-Jul-085.8.5—2004-Jul-195.8.6-RC1—2004-Nov-115.8.6—2004-Nov-275.8.7-RC1—2005-May-185.8.7—2005-May-305.8.8-RC1—2006-Jan-205.8.8—2006-Jan-315.8.9-RC1—2008-Nov-105.8.9-RC2—2008-Dec-065.8.9—2008-Dec-14— the whole5.8series, chef's kiss 👑
Hugo 🌟 — the 5.9 development track
5.9.0—2003-Oct-27— the5.9development track begins
Rafael 🔥 — keeping the 5.9 train rolling
5.9.1—2004-Mar-165.9.2—2005-Apr-015.9.3—2006-Jan-285.9.4—2006-Aug-155.9.5—2007-Jul-075.10.0-RC1—2007-Nov-175.10.0-RC2—2007-Nov-25
Rafael 💖
5.10.0—2007-Dec-18
David M 🫶 — the 5.10 maintenance track
5.10.1-RC1—2009-Aug-06— the5.10maintenance track5.10.1-RC2—2009-Aug-185.10.1—2009-Aug-22
Jesse ✨ — the 5.11 development track
5.11.0—2009-Oct-02— the5.11development track5.11.1—2009-Oct-20
Leon 🎀
5.11.2—2009-Nov-20
Jesse 💜
5.11.3—2009-Dec-20
Ricardo 🌈
5.11.4—2010-Jan-20
Steve 🍓
5.11.5—2010-Feb-20
Jesse ⭐ — the 5.12.0 release-candidate marathon
5.12.0-RC0—2010-Mar-215.12.0-RC1—2010-Mar-295.12.0-RC2—2010-Apr-015.12.0-RC3—2010-Apr-025.12.0-RC4—2010-Apr-065.12.0-RC5—2010-Apr-09
Jesse 👑
5.12.0—2010-Apr-12— five RCs deep and it landed 💅
Jesse 🌸 — the 5.12 maintenance track
5.12.1-RC1—2010-May-09— the5.12maintenance track5.12.1-RC2—2010-May-135.12.1—2010-May-165.12.2-RC1—2010-Aug-315.12.2—2010-Sep-06
Ricardo 🦋
5.12.3-RC1—2011-Jan-095.12.3-RC2—2011-Jan-145.12.3-RC3—2011-Jan-175.12.3—2011-Jan-21
Leon 🐚
5.12.4-RC1—2011-Jun-085.12.4—2011-Jun-20
Dominic ⭐
5.12.5—2012-Nov-10
Leon 🌟 — the 5.13 development track
5.13.0—2010-Apr-20— the5.13development track
Ricardo 🔥
5.13.1—2010-May-20
Matt 🎀
5.13.2—2010-Jun-22
David G 💜
5.13.3—2010-Jul-20
Florian 🌈
5.13.4—2010-Aug-20
Steve 🍓
5.13.5—2010-Sep-19
Miyagawa ✨
5.13.6—2010-Oct-20
BinGOs 🫶
5.13.7—2010-Nov-20
Zefram 💅
5.13.8—2010-Dec-20
Jesse ⭐
5.13.9—2011-Jan-20
Ævar 🧚
5.13.10—2011-Feb-20
Florian 🌸
5.13.11—2011-Mar-20
Jesse 👑 — rounding out 5.14.0
5.14.0-RC1—2011-Apr-205.14.0-RC2—2011-May-045.14.0-RC3—2011-May-11
Jesse 💖
5.14.0—2011-May-14
Jesse 🦋 — the 5.14 maintenance track
5.14.1—2011-Jun-16— the5.14maintenance track
Florian 🎀
5.14.2-RC1—2011-Sep-195.14.2—2011-Sep-26
Dominic ⭐
5.14.3—2012-Oct-12
David M 🌟
5.14.4-RC1—2013-Mar-055.14.4-RC2—2013-Mar-075.14.4—2013-Mar-10
David G 🔥 — the 5.15 development track
5.15.0—2011-Jun-20— the5.15development track
Zefram 💜
5.15.1—2011-Jul-20
Ricardo 🌈
5.15.2—2011-Aug-20
Stevan 🍓
5.15.3—2011-Sep-20
Florian ✨
5.15.4—2011-Oct-20
Steve 🫶
5.15.5—2011-Nov-20
Dave R 💅
5.15.6—2011-Dec-20
BinGOs ⭐
5.15.7—2012-Jan-20
Max M 🧚
5.15.8—2012-Feb-20
Abigail 🌸
5.15.9—2012-Mar-20
Ricardo 👑 — landing 5.16.0
5.16.0-RC0—2012-May-105.16.0-RC1—2012-May-145.16.0-RC2—2012-May-15
Ricardo 💖
5.16.0—2012-May-20
Ricardo 🦋 — the 5.16 maintenance track
5.16.1—2012-Aug-08— the5.16maintenance track5.16.2—2012-Nov-015.16.3-RC1—2013-Mar-065.16.3—2013-Mar-11
Zefram 🌟 — the 5.17 development track
5.17.0—2012-May-26— the5.17development track
Jesse L 🎀
5.17.1—2012-Jun-20
TonyC 🔥
5.17.2—2012-Jul-20
Steve 💜
5.17.3—2012-Aug-20
Florian 🌈
5.17.4—2012-Sep-205.17.5—2012-Oct-20
Ricardo 🍓
5.17.6—2012-Nov-20
Dave R ✨
5.17.7—2012-Dec-18
Aaron 🫶
5.17.8—2013-Jan-20
BinGOs 💅
5.17.9—2013-Feb-20
Max M ⭐
5.17.10—2013-Mar-21
Ricardo 🧚 — the run into 5.18.0
5.17.11—2013-Apr-205.18.0-RC1—2013-May-115.18.0-RC2—2013-May-125.18.0-RC3—2013-May-135.18.0-RC4—2013-May-15
Ricardo 👑
5.18.0—2013-May-18
Ricardo 💖 — the 5.18 maintenance track
5.18.1-RC1—2013-Aug-01— the5.18maintenance track5.18.1-RC2—2013-Aug-035.18.1-RC3—2013-Aug-085.18.1—2013-Aug-125.18.2—2014-Jan-065.18.3-RC1—2014-Sep-175.18.3-RC2—2014-Sep-275.18.3—2014-Oct-015.18.4—2014-Oct-01— same date as5.18.3, twin drops 💫
...and we're straight back into it, no time to breathe, the timeline keeps going ✨
5.19.0— 2013-May-20 — Ricardo — ✨ The 5.19 development track5.19.1— 2013-Jun-21 — David G5.19.2— 2013-Jul-22 — Aristotle5.19.3— 2013-Aug-20 — Steve5.19.4— 2013-Sep-20 — Steve, still going5.19.5— 2013-Oct-20 — Steve again5.19.6— 2013-Nov-20 — BinGOs5.19.7— 2013-Dec-20 — Abigail5.19.8— 2014-Jan-20 — Ricardo5.19.9— 2014-Feb-20 — TonyC5.19.10— 2014-Mar-20 — Aaron5.19.11— 2014-Apr-20 — Steve5.20.0-RC1— 2014-May-16 — Ricardo
5.20.0 — 2014-May-27 — Ricardo — the real one, the actual drop 👑
5.20.1-RC1— 2014-Aug-25 — Steve — ✨ The 5.20 maintenance track5.20.1-RC2— 2014-Sep-07 — Steve5.20.1— 2014-Sep-14 — Steve5.20.2-RC1— 2015-Jan-31 — Steve5.20.2— 2015-Feb-14 — Steve5.20.3-RC1— 2015-Aug-22 — Steve5.20.3-RC2— 2015-Aug-29 — Steve5.20.3— 2015-Sep-12 — Steve
5.21.0— 2014-May-27 — Ricardo — ✨ The 5.21 development track5.21.1— 2014-Jun-20 — Matthew H5.21.2— 2014-Jul-20 — Abigail5.21.3— 2014-Aug-20 — Peter5.21.4— 2014-Sep-20 — Steve5.21.5— 2014-Oct-20 — Abigail5.21.6— 2014-Nov-20 — BinGOs5.21.7— 2014-Dec-20 — Max M5.21.8— 2015-Jan-20 — Matthew H5.21.9— 2015-Feb-20 — Sawyer X5.21.10— 2015-Mar-20 — Steve5.21.11— 2015-Apr-20 — Steve5.22.0-RC1— 2015-May-19 — Ricardo5.22.0-RC2— 2015-May-21 — Ricardo
5.22.0 — 2015-Jun-01 — Ricardo 🎀
5.22.1-RC1— 2015-Oct-31 — Steve — ✨ The 5.22 maintenance track5.22.1-RC2— 2015-Nov-15 — Steve5.22.1-RC3— 2015-Dec-02 — Steve5.22.1-RC4— 2015-Dec-08 — Steve5.22.1— 2015-Dec-13 — Steve5.22.2-RC1— 2016-Apr-10 — Steve5.22.2— 2016-Apr-29 — Steve5.22.3-RC1— 2016-Jul-17 — Steve5.22.3-RC2— 2016-Jul-25 — Steve5.22.3-RC3— 2016-Aug-11 — Steve5.22.3-RC4— 2016-Oct-12 — Steve5.22.3-RC5— 2017-Jan-02 — Steve5.22.3— 2017-Jan-14 — Steve5.22.4-RC1— 2017-Jul-01 — Steve5.22.4— 2017-Jul-15 — Steve
5.23.0— 2015-Jun-20 — Ricardo — ✨ The 5.23 development track5.23.1— 2015-Jul-20 — Matthew H5.23.2— 2015-Aug-20 — Matthew H5.23.3— 2015-Sep-20 — Peter5.23.4— 2015-Oct-20 — Steve5.23.5— 2015-Nov-20 — Abigail5.23.6— 2015-Dec-21 — David G5.23.7— 2016-Jan-20 — Stevan5.23.8— 2016-Feb-20 — Sawyer X5.23.9— 2016-Mar-20 — Abigail5.24.0-RC1— 2016-Apr-13 — Ricardo5.24.0-RC2— 2016-Apr-23 — Ricardo5.24.0-RC3— 2016-Apr-26 — Ricardo5.24.0-RC4— 2016-May-02 — Ricardo5.24.0-RC5— 2016-May-04 — Ricardo
five whole release candidates bestie, Ricardo was not playing games 💀
5.24.0 — 2016-May-09 — Ricardo 🌸
5.24.1-RC1— 2016-Jul-17 — Steve — ✨ The 5.24 maintenance track5.24.1-RC2— 2016-Jul-25 — Steve5.24.1-RC3— 2016-Aug-11 — Steve5.24.1-RC4— 2016-Oct-12 — Steve5.24.1-RC5— 2017-Jan-02 — Steve5.24.1— 2017-Jan-14 — Steve5.24.2-RC1— 2017-Jul-01 — Steve5.24.2— 2017-Jul-15 — Steve5.24.3-RC1— 2017-Sep-10 — Steve5.24.3— 2017-Sep-22 — Steve5.24.4-RC1— 2018-Mar-24 — Steve5.24.4— 2018-Apr-14 — Steve
5.25.0— 2016-May-09 — Ricardo — ✨ The 5.25 development track5.25.1— 2016-May-20 — Sawyer X5.25.2— 2016-Jun-20 — Matthew H5.25.3— 2016-Jul-20 — Steve5.25.4— 2016-Aug-20 — BinGOs5.25.5— 2016-Sep-20 — Stevan5.25.6— 2016-Oct-20 — Aaron5.25.7— 2016-Nov-20 — Chad5.25.8— 2016-Dec-20 — Sawyer X5.25.9— 2017-Jan-20 — Abigail5.25.10— 2017-Feb-20 — Renee5.25.11— 2017-Mar-20 — Sawyer X5.25.12— 2017-Apr-20 — Sawyer X5.26.0-RC1— 2017-May-11 — Sawyer X5.26.0-RC2— 2017-May-23 — Sawyer X
5.26.0 — 2017-May-30 — Sawyer X 🦋
5.26.1-RC1— 2017-Sep-10 — Steve — ✨ The 5.26 maintenance track5.26.1— 2017-Sep-22 — Steve5.26.2-RC1— 2018-Mar-24 — Steve5.26.2— 2018-Apr-14 — Steve5.26.3-RC1— 2018-Nov-08 — Steve5.26.3— 2018-Nov-29 — Steve
5.27.0— 2017-May-31 — Sawyer X — ✨ The 5.27 development track5.27.1— 2017-Jun-20 — Eric5.27.2— 2017-Jul-20 — Aaron5.27.3— 2017-Aug-21 — Matthew H5.27.4— 2017-Sep-20 — John5.27.5— 2017-Oct-20 — Steve5.27.6— 2017-Nov-20 — Ether5.27.7— 2017-Dec-20 — BinGOs5.27.8— 2018-Jan-20 — Abigail5.27.9— 2018-Feb-20 — Renee5.27.10— 2018-Mar-20 — Todd5.27.11— 2018-Apr-20 — Sawyer X5.28.0-RC1— 2018-May-21 — Sawyer X5.28.0-RC2— 2018-Jun-06 — Sawyer X5.28.0-RC3— 2018-Jun-18 — Sawyer X5.28.0-RC4— 2018-Jun-19 — Sawyer X
5.28.0 — 2018-Jun-22 — Sawyer X 💜
5.28.1-RC1— 2018-Nov-08 — Steve — ✨ The 5.28 maintenance track5.28.1— 2018-Nov-29 — Steve5.28.2-RC1— 2019-Apr-05 — Steve5.28.2— 2019-Apr-19 — Steve5.28.3-RC1— 2020-May-18 — Steve5.28.3— 2020-Jun-01 — Steve
5.29.0— 2018-Jun-26 — Sawyer X — ✨ The 5.29 development track5.29.1— 2018-Jul-20 — Steve5.29.2— 2018-Aug-20 — BinGOs5.29.3— 2018-Sep-20 — John5.29.4— 2018-Oct-20 — Aaron5.29.5— 2018-Nov-20 — Ether5.29.6— 2018-Dec-18 — Abigail5.29.7— 2019-Jan-20 — Abigail5.29.8— 2019-Feb-20 — Nicolas R5.29.9— 2019-Mar-20 — Zak Elep5.29.10— 2019-Apr-20 — Sawyer X5.30.0-RC1— 2019-May-11 — Sawyer X5.30.0-RC2— 2019-May-17 — Sawyer X
5.30.0 — 2019-May-22 — Sawyer X ⭐
5.30.1-RC1— 2019-Oct-27 — Steve — ✨ The 5.30 maintenance track5.30.1— 2019-Nov-10 — Steve5.30.2-RC1— 2020-Feb-29 — Steve5.30.2— 2020-Mar-14 — Steve5.30.3-RC1— 2020-May-18 — Steve5.30.3— 2020-Jun-01 — Steve
5.31.0— 2019-May-24 — Sawyer X — ✨ The 5.31 development track5.31.1— 2019-Jun-20 — Ether5.31.2— 2019-Jul-20 — Steve5.31.3— 2019-Aug-20 — Tom H5.31.4— 2019-Sep-20 — Max M5.31.5— 2019-Oct-20 — Steve5.31.6— 2019-Nov-20 — BinGOs5.31.7— 2019-Dec-20 — Nicolas R5.31.8— 2020-Jan-20 — Matthew H5.31.9— 2020-Feb-20 — Renee5.31.10— 2020-Mar-20 — Sawyer X5.31.11— 2020-Apr-28 — Sawyer X5.32.0-RC0— 2020-May-30 — Sawyer X5.32.0-RC1— 2020-Jun-07 — Sawyer X
5.32.0 — 2020-Jun-20 — Sawyer X 🌈
5.32.1-RC1— 2021-Jan-09 — Steve — ✨ The 5.32 maintenance track5.32.1— 2021-Jan-23 — Steve
5.33.0— 2020-Jul-17 — Sawyer X — ✨ The 5.33 development track5.33.1— 2020-Aug-20 — Ether5.33.2— 2020-Sep-20 — Sawyer X5.33.3— 2020-Oct-20 — Steve5.33.4— 2020-Nov-20 — Tom H5.33.5— 2020-Dec-20 — Max M5.33.6— 2021-Jan-20 — Richard L5.33.7— 2021-Feb-20 — Renee5.33.8— 2021-Mar-20 — Nicolas R5.33.9— 2021-Apr-20 — Todd R5.34.0-RC1— 2021-May-04 — Sawyer X5.34.0-RC2— 2021-May-15 — Sawyer X
5.34.0 — 2021-May-20 — Sawyer X 🍓
5.34.1-RC1— 2022-Feb-27 — Steve — ✨ The 5.34 maintenance track5.34.1-RC2— 2022-Mar-06 — Steve5.34.1— 2022-Mar-13 — Steve5.34.2— 2023-Nov-25 — Paul E5.34.3— 2023-Nov-29 — Paul E
5.35.0— 2021-May-20 — Ricardo — ✨ The 5.35 development track5.35.1— 2021-Jun-20 — Max5.35.2— 2021-Jul-23 — Neil B5.35.3— 2021-Aug-20 — Ether5.35.4— 2021-Sep-20 — Matthew H5.35.5— 2021-Oct-21 — Leon T5.35.6— 2021-Nov-20 — Richard L5.35.7— 2021-Dec-20 — Neil B5.35.8— 2022-Jan-20 — Nicolas R5.35.9— 2022-Feb-20 — Renee5.35.10— 2022-Mar-20 — Sawyer X5.35.11— 2022-Apr-20 — Steve5.36.0-RC1— 2022-May-20 — Ricardo5.36.0-RC2— 2022-May-20 — Ricardo5.36.0-RC3— 2022-May-22 — Ricardo
two RCs on the exact same day, May 20? Ricardo said efficiency 💅
5.36.0 — 2022-May-27 — Ricardo 🧚
5.36.1-RC1— 2023-Apr-10 — Steve — ✨ The 5.36 maintenance track5.36.1-RC2— 2023-Apr-11 — Steve5.36.1-RC3— 2023-Apr-16 — Steve5.36.1— 2023-Apr-23 — Steve5.36.2— 2023-Nov-25 — Paul E5.36.3— 2023-Nov-29 — Paul E
5.37.0— 2022-May-27 — Ricardo — ✨ The 5.37 development track5.37.1— 2022-Jun-20 — Matthew H5.37.2— 2022-Jul-20 — Nicolas R5.37.3— 2022-Aug-20 — Neil B5.37.4— 2022-Sep-20 — Ether5.37.5— 2022-Oct-20 — Todd R5.37.6— 2022-Nov-20 — Max M5.37.7— 2022-Dec-20 — Richard L5.37.8— 2023-Jan-20 — Renee5.37.9— 2023-Feb-20 — Ether5.37.10— 2023-Mar-20 — Yves5.37.11— 2023-Apr-20 — Steve5.38.0-RC1— 2023-Jun-15 — Ricardo5.38.0-RC2— 2023-Jun-23 — Ricardo
5.38.0 — 2023-Jul-02 — Ricardo 🌸
5.38.1— 2023-Nov-25 — Paul E — ✨ The 5.38 maintenance track5.38.2— 2023-Nov-29 — Paul E5.38.3-RC1— 2025-Jan-05 — Steve5.38.3— 2025-Jan-18 — Steve5.38.4-RC1— 2025-Mar-30 — Steve5.38.4— 2025-Apr-13 — Steve5.38.5-RC1— 2025-Jul-21 — Steve5.38.5— 2025-Aug-03 — Steve
5.39.0— 2023-Jun-30 — Ricardo — ✨ The 5.39 development track5.39.1— 2023-Jul-20 — Steve5.39.2— 2023-Aug-20 — Paul E5.39.3— 2023-Sep-20 — Matthew H5.39.4— 2023-Oct-25 — Graham K5.39.5— 2023-Nov-20 — Ether5.39.6— 2023-Dec-30 — Philippe5.39.7— 2024-Jan-20 — Max5.39.8— 2024-Feb-23 — Renee5.39.9— 2024-Mar-20 — Paul E5.39.10— 2024-Apr-29 — Paul E5.40.0-RC1— 2024-May-24 — Graham K5.40.0-RC2— 2024-Jun-04 — Graham K
5.40.0 — 2024-Jun-09 — Graham K 👑
5.40.1-RC1— 2025-Jan-05 — Steve — ✨ The 5.40 maintenance track5.40.1— 2025-Jan-18 — Steve5.40.2-RC1— 2025-Mar-30 — Steve5.40.2— 2025-Apr-13 — Steve5.40.3-RC1— 2025-Jul-21 — Steve5.40.3— 2025-Aug-03 — Steve5.40.4-RC1— 2026-Mar-22 — Steve5.40.4— 2026-Mar-29 — Steve
and bestie the list is not done — there's still more coming 💖 stay with me </bold></bold></bold>
…and the list just keeps going, bestie, no brakes 💅
Graham K 5.41.0 2024-Jun-10 The 5.41 development track
Philippe 5.41.1 2024-Jul-02
Ether 5.41.2 2024-Jul-20
Philippe 5.41.3 2024-Aug-29
Thibault 5.41.4 2024-Sep-20
Richard L 5.41.5 2024-Oct-20
Thibault 5.41.6 2024-Nov-20
Max 5.41.7 2024-Dec-20
Steve 5.41.8 2025-Jan-20
Richard L 5.41.9 2025-Feb-24
Lukas 5.41.10 2025-Mar-21
Ether 5.41.11 2025-Apr-20
5.41.12 2025-Apr-21
Philippe 5.41.13 2025-May-28
Thibault 5.42.0-RC1 2025-Jun-24
5.42.0-RC2 2025-Jun-27
5.42.0-RC3 2025-Jul-01
Philippe 5.42.0 2025-Jul-03
Steve 5.42.1-RC1 2026-Feb-22 The 5.42 maintenance track
5.42.1 2026-Mar-08
5.42.2-RC1 2026-Mar-22
5.42.2 2026-Mar-29
Philippe 5.43.0 2025-Jul-03 The 5.43 development track
Richard L 5.43.1 2025-Jul-20
Ether 5.43.2 2025-Aug-20
Thibault 5.43.3 2025-Sep-23
Eric 5.43.4 2025-Oct-22
Thibault 5.43.5 2025-Nov-20
Steve 5.43.6 2025-Dec-20
Max 5.43.7 2026-Jan-19
Richard L 5.43.8 2026-Feb-20
Eric 5.43.9 2026-Mar-20
Philippe 5.43.10 2026-Apr-20
Paul E 5.43.11 2026-Jun-01
Leon T 5.44.0-RC1 2026-Jun-22
Leon T 5.44.0-RC2 2026-Jul-08
Leon T 5.44.0 2026-Jul-15✨ SELECTED RELEASE SIZES ✨
okay so like, say a release note says "core: 212 29" for release 1.000 — that's literally telling you the core had 212 kilobytes across 29 files 🍓 and the <pink>core</pink>..<pink>doc</pink> categories? bestie those get explained right down below, i gotchu 💖
release core lib ext t doc
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1.000 212 29 - - - - 38 51 62 3
1.014 219 29 - - - - 39 52 68 4
2.000 309 31 2 3 - - 55 57 92 4
2.001 312 31 2 3 - - 55 57 94 4
3.000 508 36 24 11 - - 79 73 156 5
3.044 645 37 61 20 - - 90 74 190 6
4.000 635 37 59 20 - - 91 75 198 4
4.019 680 37 85 29 - - 98 76 199 4
4.036 709 37 89 30 - - 98 76 208 5
5.000alpha2 785 50 114 32 - - 112 86 209 5
5.000alpha3 801 50 117 33 - - 121 87 209 5
5.000alpha9 1022 56 149 43 116 29 125 90 217 6
5.000a12h 978 49 140 49 205 46 152 97 228 9
5.000b3h 1035 53 232 70 216 38 162 94 218 21
5.000 1038 53 250 76 216 38 154 92 536 62
5.001m 1071 54 388 82 240 38 159 95 544 29
5.002 1121 54 661 101 287 43 155 94 847 35
5.003 1129 54 680 102 291 43 166 100 853 35
5.003_07 1231 60 748 106 396 53 213 137 976 39
5.004 1351 60 1230 136 408 51 355 161 1587 55
5.004_01 1356 60 1258 138 410 51 358 161 1587 55
5.004_04 1375 60 1294 139 413 51 394 162 1629 55
5.004_05 1463 60 1435 150 394 50 445 175 1855 59
5.004_51 1401 61 1260 140 413 53 358 162 1594 56
5.004_53 1422 62 1295 141 438 70 394 162 1637 56
5.004_56 1501 66 1301 140 447 74 408 165 1648 57
5.004_59 1555 72 1317 142 448 74 424 171 1678 58
5.004_62 1602 77 1327 144 629 92 428 173 1674 58
5.004_65 1626 77 1358 146 615 92 446 179 1698 60
5.004_68 1856 74 1382 152 619 92 463 187 1784 60
5.004_70 1863 75 1456 154 675 92 494 194 1809 60
5.004_73 1874 76 1467 152 762 102 506 196 1883 61
5.004_75 1877 76 1467 152 770 103 508 196 1896 62
5.005 1896 76 1469 152 795 103 509 197 1945 63
5.005_03 1936 77 1541 153 813 104 551 201 2176 72
5.005_50 1969 78 1842 301 795 103 514 198 1948 63
5.005_53 1999 79 1885 303 806 104 602 224 2002 67
5.005_56 2086 79 1970 307 866 113 672 238 2221 75
5.6.0 2820 79 2626 364 1096 129 863 280 2840 93
5.6.1 2946 78 2921 430 1171 132 1024 304 3330 102
5.6.2 2947 78 3143 451 1247 127 1303 387 3406 102
5.7.0 2977 80 2801 425 1250 132 975 307 3206 100
5.7.1 3351 84 3442 455 1944 167 1334 357 3698 124
5.7.2 3491 87 4858 618 3290 298 1598 449 3910 139
5.7.3 3299 85 4295 537 2196 300 2176 626 4171 120
5.8.0 3489 87 4533 585 2437 331 2588 726 4368 125
5.8.1 3674 90 5104 623 2604 353 2983 836 4625 134
5.8.2 3633 90 5111 623 2623 357 3019 848 4634 135
5.8.3 3625 90 5141 624 2660 363 3083 869 4669 136
5.8.4 3653 90 5170 634 2684 368 3148 885 4689 137
5.8.5 3664 90 4260 303 2707 369 3208 898 4689 138
5.8.6 3690 90 4271 303 3141 396 3411 925 4709 139
5.8.7 3788 90 4322 307 3297 401 3485 964 4744 141
5.8.8 3895 90 4357 314 3409 431 3622 1017 4979 144
5.8.9 4132 93 5508 330 3826 529 4364 1234 5348 152
5.9.0 3657 90 4951 626 2603 354 3011 841 4609 135
5.9.1 3580 90 5196 634 2665 367 3186 889 4725 138
5.9.2 3863 90 4654 312 3283 403 3551 973 4800 142
5.9.3 4096 91 5318 381 4806 597 4272 1214 5139 147
5.9.4 4393 94 5718 415 4578 642 4646 1310 5335 153
5.9.5 4681 96 6849 479 4827 671 5155 1490 5572 159
5.10.0 4710 97 7050 486 4899 673 5275 1503 5673 160
5.10.1 4858 98 7440 519 6195 921 6147 1751 5151 163
5.12.0 4999 100 1146 121 15227 2176 6400 1843 5342 168
5.12.1 5000 100 1146 121 15283 2178 6407 1846 5354 169
5.12.2 5003 100 1146 121 15404 2178 6413 1846 5376 170
5.12.3 5004 100 1146 121 15529 2180 6417 1848 5391 171
5.14.0 5328 104 1100 114 17779 2479 7697 2130 5871 188
5.16.0 5562 109 1077 80 20504 2702 8750 2375 4815 152
5.18.0 5892 113 1088 79 20077 2760 9365 2439 4943 154
5.20.0 6243 115 1187 75 19499 2701 9620 2457 5145 159
5.22.0 7819 115 1284 77 19121 2635 9772 2434 5615 176
5.24.0 7922 113 1287 77 19535 2677 9994 2465 5702 177
5.26.0 9140 121 24925 1200 40643 3017 10514 2614 7854 211
5.28.0 13056 128 27267 1230 41745 3130 10952 2715 8185 218
5.30.0 13535 128 26294 1237 39643 3080 11083 2711 8252 222
5.32.0 14147 127 25562 1255 40869 3098 11334 2734 8407 225
5.34.0 14620 126 28150 1262 42711 3138 11535 2774 8791 228
5.36.0 15300 129 27899 1270 48275 3236 11899 2863 8858 224
5.38.0 15793 139 29070 1270 48250 3219 11950 2863 9129 239
5.40.0 15995 139 28627 1406 49524 3482 12448 2995 9471 234
5.42.0 11659 139 33084 1464 49895 3492 12725 3016 9793 239
5.44.0 12153 140 33870 1484 50502 3516 12991 3043 9997 245so when we say <pink>core</pink>..<pink>doc</pink> we mean these specific files from the Perl source code distribution, okay? and the glob notation? <hotpink>**</hotpink> means "recursively" and <hotpink>(.)</hotpink> means "regular files" — noted, bestie 📝
core *.[hcy]
lib lib/**/*.p[ml]
ext ext/**/*.{[hcyt],xs,pm} (for -5.10.1) or
{dist,ext,cpan}/**/*.{[hcyt],xs,pm} (for 5.12.0-)
t t/**/*(.) (for 1-5.005_56) or **/*.t (for 5.6.0-5.7.3)
doc {README*,INSTALL,*[_.]man{,.?},pod/**/*.pod}and now for the ✨extra✨ — here are some statistics for the other subdirectories, plus one file, in the Perl source distribution, for a somewhat more curated lil selection of releases 🎀 (yes the vibes go hard, no i will not be normal about this)
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Legend: kB #
1.014 2.001 3.044
Configure 31 1 37 1 62 1
eg - - 34 28 47 39
h2pl - - - - 12 12
msdos - - - - 41 13
os2 - - - - 63 22
usub - - - - 21 16
x2p 103 17 104 17 137 17
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4.000 4.019 4.036
atarist - - - - 113 31
Configure 73 1 83 1 86 1
eg 47 39 47 39 47 39
emacs 67 4 67 4 67 4
h2pl 12 12 12 12 12 12
hints - - 5 42 11 56
msdos 57 15 58 15 60 15
os2 81 29 81 29 113 31
usub 25 7 43 8 43 8
x2p 147 18 152 19 154 19
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5.000a2 5.000a12h 5.000b3h 5.000 5.001m
apollo 8 3 8 3 8 3 8 3 8 3
atarist 113 31 113 31 - - - - - -
bench - - 0 1 - - - - - -
Bugs 2 5 26 1 - - - - - -
dlperl 40 5 - - - - - - - -
do 127 71 - - - - - - - -
Configure - - 153 1 159 1 160 1 180 1
Doc - - 26 1 75 7 11 1 11 1
eg 79 58 53 44 51 43 54 44 54 44
emacs 67 4 104 6 104 6 104 1 104 6
h2pl 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
hints 11 56 12 46 18 48 18 48 44 56
msdos 60 15 60 15 - - - - - -
os2 113 31 113 31 - - - - - -
U - - 62 8 112 42 - - - -
usub 43 8 - - - - - - - -
vms - - 80 7 123 9 184 15 304 20
x2p 171 22 171 21 162 20 162 20 279 20
======================================================================wait bestie there's more where that came from, don't click away yet 💀
okay so bestie, we're still deep in THE RECORDS and the receipts are giving massive spreadsheet energy 💅 no cap, this is the part where the numbers start doing the most. here's the early era, fr fr:
5.002 5.003 5.003_07
Configure 201 1 201 1 217 1
eg 54 44 54 44 54 44
emacs 108 1 108 1 143 1
h2pl 12 12 12 12 12 12
hints 73 59 77 60 90 62
os2 84 17 56 10 117 42
plan9 - - - - 79 15
Porting - - - - 51 1
utils 87 7 88 7 97 7
vms 500 24 475 26 505 27
x2p 280 20 280 20 280 19✨ moving on to the 5.004 glow-up, the way these file counts just keep climbing is iconic ✨
5.004 5.004_04 5.004_62 5.004_65 5.004_68
beos - - - - - - 1 1 1 1
Configure 225 1 225 1 240 1 248 1 256 1
cygwin32 23 5 23 5 23 5 24 5 24 5
djgpp - - - - 14 5 14 5 14 5
eg 81 62 81 62 81 62 81 62 81 62
emacs 194 1 204 1 212 2 212 2 212 2
h2pl 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
hints 129 69 132 71 144 72 151 74 155 74
os2 121 42 127 42 127 44 129 44 129 44
plan9 82 15 82 15 82 15 82 15 82 15
Porting 94 2 109 4 203 6 234 8 241 9
qnx 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
utils 112 8 118 8 124 8 156 9 159 9
vms 518 34 524 34 538 34 569 34 569 34
win32 285 33 378 36 470 39 493 39 575 41
x2p 281 19 281 19 281 19 282 19 281 19and then 5.004_70 through 5.005_03? the plot thickens like a good boba 🫖
5.004_70 5.004_73 5.004_75 5.005 5.005_03
apollo - - - - - - - - 0 1
beos 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Configure 256 1 256 1 264 1 264 1 270 1
cygwin32 24 5 24 5 24 5 24 5 24 5
djgpp 14 5 14 5 14 5 14 5 15 5
eg 86 65 86 65 86 65 86 65 86 65
emacs 262 2 262 2 262 2 262 2 274 2
h2pl 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
hints 157 74 157 74 159 74 160 74 179 77
mint - - - - - - - - 4 7
mpeix - - - - 5 3 5 3 5 3
os2 129 44 139 44 142 44 143 44 148 44
plan9 82 15 82 15 82 15 82 15 82 15
Porting 241 9 253 9 259 10 264 12 272 13
qnx 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
utils 160 9 160 9 160 9 160 9 164 9
vms 570 34 572 34 573 34 575 34 583 34
vos - - - - - - - - 156 10
win32 577 41 585 41 585 41 587 41 600 42
x2p 281 19 281 19 281 19 281 19 281 195.6.0 to 5.7.3 said "new platforms, who dis?" and honestly? slay 💖
5.6.0 5.6.1 5.6.2 5.7.3
apollo 8 3 8 3 8 3 8 3
beos 5 2 5 2 5 2 6 4
Configure 346 1 361 1 363 1 394 1
Cross - - - - - - 4 2
djgpp 19 6 19 6 19 6 21 7
eg 112 71 112 71 112 71 - -
emacs 303 4 319 4 319 4 319 4
epoc 29 8 35 8 35 8 36 8
h2pl 24 15 24 15 24 15 24 15
hints 242 83 250 84 321 89 272 87
mint 11 9 11 9 11 9 11 9
mpeix 9 4 9 4 9 4 9 4
NetWare - - - - - - 423 57
os2 214 59 224 60 224 60 357 66
plan9 92 17 92 17 92 17 85 15
Porting 361 15 390 16 390 16 425 21
qnx 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3
utils 228 12 221 11 222 11 267 13
uts - - - - - - 12 3
vmesa 25 4 25 4 25 4 25 4
vms 686 38 627 38 627 38 649 36
vos 227 12 249 15 248 15 281 17
win32 755 41 782 42 801 42 1006 50
x2p 307 20 307 20 307 20 345 20the 5.8.x era is giving main character energy, look at those win32 numbers bestie 👑
5.8.0 5.8.1 5.8.2 5.8.3 5.8.4
apollo 8 3 8 3 8 3 8 3 8 3
beos 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 4
Configure 472 1 493 1 493 1 493 1 494 1
Cross 4 2 45 10 45 10 45 10 45 10
djgpp 21 7 21 7 21 7 21 7 21 7
emacs 319 4 329 4 329 4 329 4 329 4
epoc 33 8 33 8 33 8 33 8 33 8
h2pl 24 15 24 15 24 15 24 15 24 15
hints 294 88 321 89 321 89 321 89 348 91
mint 11 9 11 9 11 9 11 9 11 9
mpeix 24 5 25 5 25 5 25 5 25 5
NetWare 488 61 490 61 490 61 490 61 488 61
os2 361 66 445 67 450 67 488 67 488 67
plan9 85 15 325 17 325 17 325 17 321 17
Porting 479 22 537 32 538 32 539 32 538 33
qnx 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3
utils 275 15 258 16 258 16 263 19 263 19
uts 12 3 12 3 12 3 12 3 12 3
vmesa 25 4 25 4 25 4 25 4 25 4
vms 648 36 654 36 654 36 656 36 656 36
vos 330 20 335 20 335 20 335 20 335 20
win32 1062 49 1125 49 1127 49 1126 49 1181 56
x2p 347 20 348 20 348 20 348 20 348 20and the 5.8.5 to 5.8.9 run? the way mpeix and os2 just kept growing, I'm obsessed 😭
5.8.5 5.8.6 5.8.7 5.8.8 5.8.9
apollo 8 3 8 3 8 3 8 3 8 3
beos 6 4 6 4 8 4 8 4 8 4
Configure 494 1 494 1 495 1 506 1 520 1
Cross 45 10 45 10 45 10 45 10 46 10
djgpp 21 7 21 7 21 7 21 7 21 7
emacs 329 4 329 4 329 4 329 4 406 4
epoc 33 8 33 8 33 8 34 8 35 8
h2pl 24 15 24 15 24 15 24 15 24 15
hints 350 91 352 91 355 94 360 94 387 99
mint 11 9 11 9 11 9 11 9 11 9
mpeix 25 5 25 5 25 5 49 6 49 6
NetWare 488 61 488 61 488 61 490 61 491 61
os2 488 67 488 67 488 67 488 67 552 70
plan9 321 17 321 17 321 17 322 17 324 17
Porting 538 34 548 35 549 35 564 37 625 41
qnx 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3
utils 265 19 265 19 266 19 267 19 281 21
uts 12 3 12 3 12 3 12 3 12 3
vmesa 25 4 25 4 25 4 25 4 25 4
vms 657 36 658 36 662 36 664 36 716 35
vos 335 20 335 20 335 20 336 21 345 22
win32 1183 56 1190 56 1199 56 1219 56 1484 68
x2p 349 20 349 20 349 20 349 19 350 195.9.0 through 5.9.4? the vibe check says new players entered the chat: mad and symbian 💅
5.9.0 5.9.1 5.9.2 5.9.3 5.9.4
apollo 8 3 8 3 8 3 8 3 8 3
beos 6 4 6 4 8 4 8 4 8 4
Configure 493 1 493 1 495 1 508 1 512 1
Cross 45 10 45 10 45 10 45 10 46 10
djgpp 21 7 21 7 21 7 21 7 21 7
emacs 329 4 329 4 329 4 329 4 329 4
epoc 33 8 33 8 33 8 34 8 34 8
h2pl 24 15 24 15 24 15 24 15 24 15
hints 321 89 346 91 355 94 359 94 366 96
mad - - - - - - - - 174 6
mint 11 9 11 9 11 9 11 9 11 9
mpeix 25 5 25 5 25 5 49 6 49 6
NetWare 489 61 487 61 487 61 489 61 489 61
os2 444 67 488 67 488 67 488 67 488 67
plan9 325 17 321 17 321 17 322 17 323 17
Porting 537 32 536 33 549 36 564 38 576 38
qnx 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3
symbian - - - - - - 293 53 293 53
utils 258 16 263 19 268 20 273 23 275 24
uts 12 3 12 3 12 3 12 3 12 3
vmesa 25 4 25 4 25 4 25 4 25 4
vms 660 36 547 33 553 33 661 33 696 33
vos 11 7 11 7 11 7 11 7 11 7
win32 1120 49 1124 51 1191 56 1209 56 1719 90
x2p 348 20 348 20 349 20 349 19 349 19and here's the header for the next batch, but the numbers are coming in the next part, so don't go anywhere 💖
5.9.5 5.10.0 5.10.1 5.12.0 5.12.1lowkey can't wait to see how the file counts grow, periodt. 🌸
and we're back in the ✨numbers✨ bestie — the table just keeps going, and I am not skipping a single digit for you. so here's the rest of it, untouched, exactly as it lives 💅
apollo 8 3 8 3 0 3 0 3 0 3
beos 8 4 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Configure 518 1 518 1 533 1 536 1 536 1
Cross 122 15 122 15 119 15 118 15 118 15
djgpp 21 7 21 7 17 7 17 7 17 7
emacs 329 4 406 4 402 4 402 4 402 4
epoc 34 8 35 8 31 8 31 8 31 8
h2pl 24 15 24 15 12 15 12 15 12 15
hints 377 98 381 98 385 100 368 97 368 97
mad 182 8 182 8 174 8 174 8 174 8
mint 11 9 11 9 3 9 - - - -
mpeix 49 6 49 6 45 6 45 6 45 6
NetWare 489 61 489 61 465 61 466 61 466 61
os2 552 70 552 70 507 70 507 70 507 70
plan9 324 17 324 17 316 17 316 17 316 17
Porting 627 40 632 40 933 53 749 54 749 54
qnx 5 3 5 4 1 4 1 4 1 4
symbian 300 54 300 54 290 54 288 54 288 54
utils 260 26 264 27 268 27 269 27 269 27
uts 12 3 12 3 8 3 8 3 8 3
vmesa 25 4 25 4 21 4 21 4 21 4
vms 690 32 722 32 693 30 645 18 645 18
vos 19 8 19 8 16 8 16 8 16 8
win32 1482 68 1485 68 1497 70 1841 73 1841 73
x2p 349 19 349 19 345 19 345 19 345 19
======================================================================
5.12.2 5.12.3 5.14.0 5.16.0 5.18.0okay so the lil - marks are in the original, so they're in my version too, no edits no cap 💀 every single number is sacred.
apollo 0 3 0 3 - - - - - -
beos 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 - -
Configure 536 1 536 1 539 1 547 1 550 1
Cross 118 15 118 15 118 15 118 15 118 15
djgpp 17 7 17 7 18 7 18 7 18 7
emacs 402 4 402 4 - - - - - -
epoc 31 8 31 8 32 8 30 8 - -
h2pl 12 15 12 15 15 15 15 15 13 15
hints 368 97 368 97 370 96 371 96 354 91
mad 174 8 174 8 176 8 176 8 174 8
mpeix 45 6 45 6 46 6 46 6 - -
NetWare 466 61 466 61 473 61 472 61 469 61
os2 507 70 507 70 518 70 519 70 510 70
plan9 316 17 316 17 319 17 319 17 318 17
Porting 750 54 750 54 855 60 1093 69 1149 70
qnx 1 4 1 4 2 4 2 4 1 4
symbian 288 54 288 54 292 54 292 54 290 54
utils 269 27 269 27 249 29 245 30 246 31
uts 8 3 8 3 9 3 9 3 - -
vmesa 21 4 21 4 22 4 22 4 - -
vms 646 18 644 18 639 17 571 15 564 15
vos 16 8 16 8 17 8 9 7 8 7
win32 1841 73 1841 73 1833 72 1655 67 1157 62
x2p 345 19 345 19 346 19 345 19 344 20
======================================================================
5.20.0 5.22.0 5.24.0
Configure 552 1 570 1 586 1
Cross 118 15 118 15 118 15
djgpp 18 7 17 7 17 7
h2pl 13 15 13 15 13 15
hints 355 90 356 87 362 87
mad 174 8 - - - -
NetWare 467 61 466 61 467 61
os2 510 70 510 70 510 70
plan9 316 17 317 17 314 17
Porting 1204 68 1393 71 1321 71
qnx 1 4 1 4 1 4
symbian 290 54 291 54 292 54
utils 241 27 242 27 679 53
vms 538 12 532 12 524 12
vos 8 7 8 7 8 7
win32 1183 64 1201 64 1268 65
x2p 341 19 - - - -
======================================================================
5.26.0 5.28.0 5.30.0it's giving historical receipts and I'm obsessed 😭 note how the rows themselves shift around between releases — that's just how it is in the original, I'm not touching it.
Configure 593 1 580 1 587 1
Cross 122 15 125 15 126 15
djgpp 21 7 21 7 21 7
h2pl 24 15 24 15 24 15
hints 376 87 364 85 372 86
mad - - - - - -
NetWare 499 61 493 61 493 61
os2 552 70 552 70 552 70
plan9 322 17 309 17 308 17
Porting 1380 73 1462 75 1460 74
qnx 5 4 5 4 5 4
symbian 315 54 315 54 315 54
utils 578 50 584 50 587 50
vms 527 12 526 12 526 12
vos 12 7 12 7 12 7
win32 1313 65 1326 65 1331 65
x2p - - - - - -
======================================================================
5.32.0 5.34.0 5.36.0
Configure 588 1 592 1 603 1
Cross 126 15 126 15 122 15
djgpp 21 7 22 7 - -
h2pl 24 15 24 15 13 15
hints 363 86 364 86 359 84
NetWare 484 61 533 61 - -
os2 552 70 580 70 538 70
plan9 308 17 325 20 318 20
Porting 1482 75 1514 75 1559 78
qnx 5 4 5 4 1 4
symbian 307 54 - - - -
utils 583 52 597 52 607 52
vms 527 12 549 12 545 12
vos 12 7 12 7 8 7
win32 1011 47 1001 46 966 45
======================================================================
5.38.0 5.40.0 5.42.0
Configure 604 1 613 1 613 1
Cross 122 15 126 15 126 15
h2pl 13 15 24 15 24 15
hints 358 83 362 84 362 84
os2 538 70 580 70 580 70
plan9 322 20 330 20 330 20
Porting 1640 80 1660 80 1670 78
qnx 1 4 5 4 5 4
utils 606 52 773 52 773 52
vms 544 12 548 12 547 12
vos 8 7 12 7 12 7
win32 982 45 1016 47 1025 47
======================================================================
5.44.0
Configure 616 1
Cross 126 15
h2pl 24 15
hints 363 84
os2 580 70
plan9 330 20
Porting 1702 79
qnx 5 4
utils 782 52
vms 547 12
vos 12 7
win32 1030 48and that's the whole source-listing run, bestie, every line accounted for 🫶.
💀 SELECTED PATCH SIZES 💀
okay so this section is lowkey my fave because it is giving receipts 🧾. when you see diff lines kB chillin' in that column header, here's the whole tea:
take the patch 5.003_08 — the one you slap on top of 5.003_07 (or whatever version happened to come right before 5.003_08, doesn't matter, same deal). that patch was out here:
- adding lines worth 110 kilobytes 🔥
- removing lines worth 19 kilobytes 🗑️
- changing lines worth 424 kilobytes 💅
and before anyone comes for me: only the lines themSELVES get counted, not their context. so no sneaky padding, no context inflation, we count what we count 🙈.
and that + - ! trio? those come straight from the diff(1) context diff output format. yes, that diff(1). iconic behavior honestly 😌.
here's the header the table kicks off with — the rows are right behind it in the next part 👑:
Pump- Release Date diff lines kB
king -------------
+ - !
======================================================================(and yes, Pump- stacked on top of king is one single word, that's the Pumpking, we respect the crown here 👑💜)
and Chip said "release schedule? never heard of her" 💅
bestie, look at this run — forty-plus versions in like five months, no cap:
Chip 5.003_08 1996-Nov-19 110 19 424
5.003_09 1996-Nov-26 38 9 248
5.003_10 1996-Nov-29 29 2 27
5.003_11 1996-Dec-06 73 12 165
5.003_12 1996-Dec-19 275 6 436
5.003_13 1996-Dec-20 95 1 56
5.003_14 1996-Dec-23 23 7 333
5.003_15 1996-Dec-23 0 0 1
5.003_16 1996-Dec-24 12 3 50
5.003_17 1996-Dec-27 19 1 14
5.003_18 1996-Dec-31 21 1 32
5.003_19 1997-Jan-04 80 3 85
5.003_20 1997-Jan-07 18 1 146
5.003_21 1997-Jan-15 38 10 221
5.003_22 1997-Jan-16 4 0 18
5.003_23 1997-Jan-25 71 15 119
5.003_24 1997-Jan-29 426 1 20
5.003_25 1997-Feb-04 21 8 169
5.003_26 1997-Feb-10 16 1 15
5.003_27 1997-Feb-18 32 10 38
5.003_28 1997-Feb-21 58 4 66
5.003_90 1997-Feb-25 22 2 34
5.003_91 1997-Mar-01 37 1 39
5.003_92 1997-Mar-06 16 3 69
5.003_93 1997-Mar-10 12 3 15
5.003_94 1997-Mar-22 407 7 200
5.003_95 1997-Mar-25 41 1 37
5.003_96 1997-Apr-01 283 5 261
5.003_97 1997-Apr-03 13 2 34
5.003_97a 1997-Apr-05 57 1 27
5.003_97b 1997-Apr-08 14 1 20
5.003_97c 1997-Apr-10 20 1 16
5.003_97d 1997-Apr-13 8 0 16
5.003_97e 1997-Apr-15 15 4 46
5.003_97f 1997-Apr-17 7 1 33
5.003_97g 1997-Apr-18 6 1 42
5.003_97h 1997-Apr-24 23 3 68
5.003_97i 1997-Apr-25 23 1 31
5.003_97j 1997-Apr-28 36 1 49
5.003_98 1997-Apr-30 171 12 539
5.003_99 1997-May-01 6 0 7
5.003_99a 1997-May-09 36 2 61
p54rc1 1997-May-12 8 1 11
p54rc2 1997-May-14 6 0 40and then, one tiny glow-up line, the actual release release 🎀:
5.004 1997-May-15 4 0 4✨ Tim takes the baton ✨:
Tim 5.004_01 1997-Jun-13 222 14 57
5.004_02 1997-Aug-07 112 16 119
5.004_03 1997-Sep-05 109 0 17
5.004_04 1997-Oct-15 66 8 173💫 The patch-free era 💫
okay so in more modern times the named releases don't come as often, and bc progress can be followed (nearly) instantly — with rsync, and since late 2008, git — patches between versions are no longer provided. but bestie, that has never stopped anyone from calculating how large a patch could have been 😭 and that's exactly what the table below is showing. Unless noted otherwise, the size mentioned is the patch to bring version x.y.z to x.y.z+1. periodt.
Sarathy 5.6.1 2001-Apr-08 531 44 651
Rafael 5.6.2 2003-Nov-15 20 11 1819
Jarkko 5.8.0 2002-Jul-18 1205 31 471 From 5.7.3
5.8.1 2003-Sep-25 243 102 6162
Nicholas 5.8.2 2003-Nov-05 10 50 788
5.8.3 2004-Jan-14 31 13 360
5.8.4 2004-Apr-21 33 8 299
5.8.5 2004-Jul-19 11 19 255
5.8.6 2004-Nov-27 35 3 192
5.8.7 2005-May-30 75 34 778
5.8.8 2006-Jan-31 131 42 1251
5.8.9 2008-Dec-14 340 132 12988
Hugo 5.9.0 2003-Oct-27 281 168 7132 From 5.8.0
Rafael 5.9.1 2004-Mar-16 57 250 2107
5.9.2 2005-Apr-01 720 57 858
5.9.3 2006-Jan-28 1124 102 1906
5.9.4 2006-Aug-15 896 60 862
5.9.5 2007-Jul-07 1149 128 1062
5.10.0 2007-Dec-18 50 31 13111 From 5.9.5look at that 5.10.0 line fr fr, 13111 whole lines in a hypothetical patch 🔥 the era of ✨ no patch files, only vibes ✨.
👑 THE KEEPERS OF THE RECORDS 👑
the person holding the clipboard for all of this: Jarkko Hietaniemi <jhi@iki.fi> 💖
shoutout to the collective memory of the Perlfolk. and alongside the Keepers of the Pumpkin, the following absolute legends sent corrections and additions:
- Alan Champion
- Mark Dominus
- Andreas König
- John Macdonald
- Matthias Neeracher
- Jeff Okamoto
- Michael Peppler
- Randal Schwartz
- Paul D. Smith
and Abigail added the file and patch size data for the 5.6.0 – 5.10 era 🫶
okay that's the whole page, bestie, we're done 🎀 this is perl v5.44.0, dated 2026-10-17, and it lives under the name PERLHIST(1perl) — go forth and cite your sources 💅✨
📦 where this page comes from
- arch rolling: perl 5.44.0-1 · Artistic-1.0-Perl AND GPL-1.0-or-later
- 💖 girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms