The alternative to v5 is Inline::Perl5[1], which instead of defining a mode that understands Perl 5 syntax and maps it to the underlying Perl 6 runtime, actually embeds a Perl 5 interpreter and handles all the back and forth automatically.  The benefit of this approach is that XS modules still work (you can use Per 5&#x27;s DBI in Perl 6 using Perl 6 syntax).<p>1: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;niner&#x2F;Inline-Perl5" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;niner&#x2F;Inline-Perl5</a>