Thanks. >The fact that it is interpreted is not really why it would be slow, because >it is, in fact, compiled. The perl program is often called the "perl >interpreter", but it could just as well be called the "perl compiler". >Except now there is a separate thing called the Perl compiler. Oh well. Sorry, my explanation was short to describe the fact. Yes, I know the "perl compiler". I hope someone show the adequate explanation. ------------------------------------------------- Mamoru Yamanishi <yama@biotech.okayama-u.ac.jp> +81-86-251-8196(voice), +81-86-251-8264(GIII fax) Biotech. Dept., Okayama Univ. ***** Want to unsubscribe from this list? ***** Send mail with body "unsubscribe" to mac-perl-request@iis.ee.ethz.ch