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Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2025 12:34:49 -0600
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WJFFM!

$ perl --version

This is perl 5, version 40, subversion 1 (v5.40.1) built for 
x86_64-cygwin-threads-multi
(with 3 registered patches, see perl -V for more detail)

Copyright 1987-2025, Larry Wall

Perl may be copied only under the terms of either the Artistic License or the
GNU General Public License, which may be found in the Perl 5 source kit.

Complete documentation for Perl, including FAQ lists, should be found on
this system using "man perl" or "perldoc perl".  If you have access to the
Internet, point your browser at https://www.perl.org/, the Perl Home Page.

$ echo 'print "Hello Perl\n"' | perl
Hello Perl


On 2025-04-17 10:22, David Dyck via Cygwin wrote:
> try
> echo 'print "Hello Perl\n"' | perl
> 
> perhaps you're thinking of pythons REPL ?
> 
> I sort of like
> perl -de 1
> to interact with perl
> 
> 
> On Thu, Apr 17, 2025 at 8:53 AM Michael via Cygwin wrote:
> 
>> After running cygwin-setup and updating all cygwin-packages, perl no
>> longer seems to work (or maybe a coincidence).
>>
>> Executing "perl" without any argument normally let perl wait for input
>> from stdin/keyboard.
>> But it immediately returns to the prompt (same behavior as 'echo ""').
>> I can do
>> perl
>> perl -v
>> perl -e 'print "Hello Perl\n"'
>>
>> same result for all 3 of them (equal to 'echo ""').
>>
>> $ which perl
>> /usr/bin/perl
>>
>> $ file `which perl`
>> /usr/bin/perl: PE32+ executable (console) x86-64, for MS Windows, 12
>> sections
>>
>> $ cygcheck -c perl
>> Cygwin Package Information
>> Package              Version    Status
>> perl                 5.40.2-1       OK
>>
>> downgraded to previous version - same result.
>>
>> $ cygcheck -c perl
>> Cygwin Package Information
>> Package              Version    Status
>> perl                 5.40.1-1       OK
>>
>> executing e.g. sed or awk return the "Usage:"-page as normal
>> any idea?
>>
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Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis              Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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mais lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à retrancher  but when there is no more to cut
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