A Perl compiler
Version 0.1 is done of my hobby project, a compiler toolkit for Perl. https://github.com/Percolisp/pcl
The repository should contain everything needed to continue the work, including the logs from the AI sessions. The README has installation instructions and specifics about what is supported.
It is tested mostly with Perl's own test suite, regression tests and some pure-Perl modules. The compatibility is quite good, apart from the documented limitations (regexp evals etc.)
Common Lisp was chosen as the first target, because it has both a compiler and a powerful macro system (so the generated code can serve as intermediate code for other environments). The next step is to try compiling to more targets, to verify that the intermediate code really is easy to work with. After that comes the holy grail of CPAN compatibility: XS support.
I need feedback, both on how well the installation works and on whether this is worthwhile at all. So it is time to announce it and see if people like it, laugh or shrug. :-)
(This started as an add-on to PPI for parsing expressions. The idea was that we would then have the tools needed to write Perl compilers. Since no one cared, I turned my compiler prototype into a more ambitious tool for writing compilers; I needed to learn how to work with AIs anyway. If there is still no interest, I'll probably find another hobby. :-) )