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Remove the Perl front end, dfepl - #882

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Split out of #880, which includes this change. Independent of #879 (test inputs) and #883 (scripts).

Removes dfepl, dtrace-perl, dtype-perl, front-end/perl/, examples/perl-examples/, and the dfepl-flow diagram, along with their documentation and distribution Makefile rules. dfepl produces only the version 1 file format.

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The Perl front end and its instrumentation, tracing, and type-inference modules are deleted. The Perl launcher scripts, example programs, and example build rules are also removed. Documentation no longer lists Perl as a supported example language or describes dfepl. Distribution and documentation build files no longer include the Perl front end or its flow-diagram assets. The EPS-to-PNG conversion script is deleted, and Graphviz and Netpbm are removed from Docker package lists.

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Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to b5d59

The changelog’s unknown date conflicts with the manual’s September 1, 2026 release date. This is a limited documentation inconsistency; the change is otherwise ready to merge.

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The change affects 6 systems.

Changed systems: scripts, doc, examples, front-end, Makefile, prek.toml

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  • observed — Modified behavior in doc/Makefile: The EPS-from-DOT rule and dfepl-flow.jpg generation rule were removed. The PDF-from-EPS pattern rule remains, and daikon.html no longer depends on images/dfepl-flow.jpg.
  • observed — Modified behavior in doc/Makefile: daikon/index.html no longer depends on images/dfepl-flow.jpg; its recipe now copies PNGs only, not JPGs.
  • observed — Modified behavior in doc/Makefile: The developer HTML recipe no longer copies JPG images, and pdf no longer lists images/dfepl-flow.eps as a prerequisite.
  • observed — Modified behavior in doc/Makefile: The clean rule no longer removes generated image EPS, PDF, or JPG files.


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mernst added 4 commits October 6, 2026 17:52
Graphviz and netpbm were used only to build the dfepl-flow image.
Also restore an attributed historical note, format the changelog entry
as a bullet, and clarify that the input-language string is arbitrary.

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