Editing Perl (section)

==Perl Debuggers==

Perl IDE/Debuggers ranked by ease of installation as of 2025.

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! Rank !! Name !! Install Method Summary !! Difficulty !! Notes
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| 1 || '''Devel::hdb''' || <code>cpan Devel::hdb</code> and run with <code>perl -d:hdb script.pl</code> || ★ Very Easy || No GUI install needed; opens in browser. Fastest GUI debugger to get running.
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| 2 || '''Visual Studio Code''' || Install VS Code + extension + <code>cpan Perl::LanguageServer</code> || ★ Easy || Widely packaged; extension install is simple.
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| 3 || '''Devel::ptkdb''' || <code>cpan Devel::ptkdb</code> (auto-installs Perl/Tk) || ★ Easy || Old but easy; just run <code>perl -d:ptkdb</code>.
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| 4 || '''GNU DDD''' || <code>sudo apt install ddd</code> || ★ Easy || Prebuilt in most Linux repos.
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| 5 || '''Eclipse + EPIC''' || Install Eclipse → plugin → <code>cpan PadWalker</code> || ★★ Moderate || Takes a few steps but all via GUI or common CPAN module.
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| 6 || '''IntelliJ + Camelcade''' || Download IntelliJ → plugin → <code>cpan Devel::Camelcadedb</code> || ★★ Moderate || JetBrains installer + plugin setup. More UI-based but needs Java.
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| 7 || '''Emacs (GUD)''' || <code>sudo apt install emacs</code>, built-in perldb support || ★★ Moderate || Requires knowing Emacs commands, not much GUI help.
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| 8 || '''Vim + Vdebug''' || Plugin install (Pathogen/Vundle) + DBGP debugger setup || ★★★ Hard || Plugin + Perl DBGP debugger needs config; not turnkey.
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| 9 || '''Komodo IDE''' || Build from GitHub source (ActiveState no longer distributes binaries) || ★★★ Hard || Installation is tricky now due to end of official support.
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| 10 || '''Padre''' || <code>cpan Padre</code> (may fail on modern Perl); needs older Perl for smooth install || ★★★★ Very Hard || Dependencies often fail; nearly abandoned. May require patching to install.
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