EPIC - Eclipse Perl Integration (original) (raw)
EPIC - Perl Editor and IDE for Eclipse
EPIC is an open source Perl IDE (including editor and debugger) based on the Eclipse platform, compatible with Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. Whether you are into CGI scripting or full-fledged Perl projects with hundreds of modules, EPIC is the most feature-rich and extensible free Perl IDE available today, thanks to a seamless integration with all the major features and GUI conventions of Eclipse.
Configurable coloring of syntactic elements
Syntax errors detected and explained as you type or upon saving a file
Autocompletion for subroutine and variable names
Documentation tooltips for built-in Perl functions
Displays used modules and subroutines contained in the edited file
Integrated perltidy and HTML export feature
Integrated perldoc for quick acccess to documentation
Create a library of code snippets to save typing
Breakpoints stay set between IDE restarts
Single Step/Step Into/Step Over
Tried and true execution control features
Global and local variables inspection
Displays contents of variables (PadWalker module required)
Execute user-defined expressions while debugger is paused
Multiline/ignorecase support
Subexpression highlighting
Single step for debugging
Helps keep your coding style nice and tidy
...and more!