First cut Perl to Ruby conversion?

[John Carter]

So I have a perl script I wrote a year or three back. Not bad
programming style, but its a pain to work with.


Question:

I know a full perl to ruby translator is hopeless, the only thing that
can parse Perl is perl. Has anyone a "first rough cut" approximate
perl to ruby convertor?

(It occurs to me translating bytes codes from parrot into ruby may be
an easier way...)



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[ChrisKaelin]

Question:

I know a full perl to ruby translator is hopeless, the only thing that
can parse Perl is perl. Has anyone a "first rough cut" approximate
perl to ruby convertor?

Oh I'd be so happy too, if someone would have such a translator!

 

[eden li]

exec("perl script.pl")?

Seriously though, if it's a pain to work with now, imagine what a
nightmare it will be after you run it through some sort of
translator. Why not just rewrite it in ruby?