A few small updates

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Hauke D 7 years ago
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commit 34825af63d

@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
WebPerl uses the power of [WebAssembly](https://webassembly.org/) and
[Emscripten](http://emscripten.org/) to let you run Perl 5 in the browser!
WebPerl does not translate your Perl code to JavaScript, instead, it is
a port of the `perl` binary to WebAssembly, so that you have the full
power of Perl at your disposal!
**Notice: WebPerl is very much in beta.**
Some things may not work yet, and parts of the API may still change.
Your feedback is always appreciated!

@ -265,6 +265,10 @@ Runs Perl with the given `argv` array. If `argv` is not provided, uses Emscripte
Evaluates the given Perl code. Currently always returns a string.
The functionality of this function *may* be expanded upon in the future
to return more than just a string. See the discussion in
[Mappings from Perl to JavaScript](#mappings-from-perl-to-javascript).
#### `Perl.end()`
Ends the Perl interpreter. See the discussion under
@ -392,7 +396,7 @@ Arguments from Perl to JavaScript function or method calls are mapped as follows
### Mappings from Perl to JavaScript
Unlike the JavaScript to Perl mappings, values are (currently) generally *copied* from
Unlike the JavaScript to Perl mappings, values are (currently¹) generally *copied* from
Perl to JavaScript, instead of being *referenced*.
The exceptions are Perl `sub`s and `WebPerl::JSObject`s.
@ -410,6 +414,14 @@ The exceptions are Perl `sub`s and `WebPerl::JSObject`s.
[the `Cpanel::JSON::XS` documentation](https://metacpan.org/pod/Cpanel::JSON::XS).
- Other references, including objects, are currently not supported.
¹ So far, the focus of WebPerl has been to replace JavaScript with Perl, and
therefore on accessing JavaScript from Perl, and not as much the other
way around, that is, doing complex things with Perl from JavaScript code.
For example, currently, `Perl.eval()` always returns a string, but could in the
future be extended to return more than that, similar to `WebPerl::js()`,
and then the passing of Perl values to JavaScript could be accomplished
differently as well.
***

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