diff --git a/recipes/perl/all/conandata.yml b/recipes/perl/all/conandata.yml
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+sources:
+  "5.38.2":
+    url: "https://www.cpan.org/src/5.0/perl-5.38.2.tar.gz"
+    sha256: "a0a31534451eb7b83c7d6594a497543a54d488bc90ca00f5e34762577f40655e"
diff --git a/recipes/perl/all/conanfile.py b/recipes/perl/all/conanfile.py
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+from conan import ConanFile
+from conan.tools.files import chdir, copy, get, replace_in_file, rmdir
+from conan.tools.gnu import Autotools, AutotoolsToolchain, AutotoolsDeps
+from conan.tools.layout import basic_layout
+from conan.tools.microsoft import msvs_toolset
+import os
+
+
+required_conan_version = ">=1.54.0"
+
+class PerlConan(ConanFile):
+    name = "perl"
+    description = "A high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming language"
+    license = "GPL-1.0-only"
+    url = "https://github.com/conan-io/conan-center-index"
+    homepage = "https://www.perl.org/"
+    topics = ("scripting", "programming", "language")
+    package_type = "application"
+    settings = "os", "arch", "compiler", "build_type"
+
+    @property
+    def _settings_build(self):
+        return getattr(self, "settings_build", self.settings)
+
+    def configure(self):
+        self.settings.rm_safe("compiler.cppstd")
+        self.settings.rm_safe("compiler.libcxx")
+
+    def layout(self):
+        basic_layout(self, src_folder="src")
+
+    def source(self):
+        get(self, **self.conan_data["sources"][self.version], strip_root=True)
+
+    def requirements(self):
+        self.requires("bzip2/1.0.8")
+        self.requires("zlib/[>=1.2.11 <2]")
+
+    def build_requirements(self):
+        if self._settings_build.os == "Windows":
+            self.win_bash = True
+            if not self.conf.get("tools.microsoft.bash:path", check_type=str):
+                self.tool_requires("msys2/cci.latest")
+
+    def generate(self):
+        tc = AutotoolsToolchain(self)
+        tc.generate()
+
+        deps = AutotoolsDeps(self)
+        deps.generate()
+    
+    @property
+    def _compiler(self):
+        compilers = self.conf.get("tools.build:compiler_executables", default={}, check_type=dict)
+        if "c" in compilers:
+            return compilers["c"]
+        
+        # Otherwise it will use the system "cc" command - assuming the profile reflects this.
+        return None
+
+    @property
+    def _cctype(self):
+        return f"MSVC{msvs_toolset(self)}"
+
+    def build(self):
+        if self.settings.os == "Windows":
+            # TODO: MinGW, maybe look into GNUMakefile in the same directory
+            makefile_dir = os.path.join(self.source_folder, "win32")
+            makefile = os.path.join(makefile_dir, "Makefile")
+            # Fix calls to 'rename' giving wrong syntax. 'ren' on Windows is synonymous with 'rename',
+            # 'rename' in bash is something completely different.
+            replace_in_file(self, makefile, "rename", "ren")
+            # Specify installation directory: These are set with equals in the makefile so
+            # they must be modified else any provided value will be overwritten.
+            replace_in_file(self, makefile, "INST_DRV\t= c:", f"INST_DRV\t= {self.package_folder}")
+            replace_in_file(self, makefile, "INST_TOP\t= $(INST_DRV)\perl", f"INST_TOP\t= {self.package_folder}")
+
+            with chdir(self, os.path.join(self.source_folder, "win32")):
+                # Errors if info about the MSVC version isn't given.
+                os.environ["CCTYPE"] = self._cctype
+                # Must use nmake, otherwise the build hangs
+                self.run("nmake")
+        else:
+            # Can't use configure() since Perl uses "Configure" instead of "configure". Renaming the file does not seem to work.
+            with chdir(self, self.source_folder):
+                command = f"./Configure -de -Dprefix={self.package_folder}"
+                compiler = self._compiler
+                if compiler:
+                    command += f" -Dcc={compiler}"
+                self.run(command)
+                autotools = Autotools(self)
+                autotools.make()
+
+    def package(self):
+        copy(self, "Copying", self.source_folder, os.path.join(self.package_folder, "licenses"))
+        if self.settings.os == "Windows":
+            with chdir(self, os.path.join(self.source_folder, "win32")):
+                os.environ["CCTYPE"] = self._cctype
+                self.run(f"nmake install")
+        else:
+            with chdir(self, self.source_folder):
+                autotools = Autotools(self)
+                autotools.install(args=["DESTDIR="])
+
+        rmdir(self, os.path.join(self.package_folder, "man"))
+
+    def package_info(self):
+        self.cpp_info.frameworkdirs = []
+        self.cpp_info.libdirs = []
+        self.cpp_info.resdirs = []
+        self.cpp_info.includedirs = []
+
+        if self.settings.os in ["Linux", "FreeBSD"]:
+            self.cpp_info.system_libs = ["m", "rt"]
+
+        self.runenv_info.define_path("PERL5LIB", os.path.join(self.package_folder, "lib"))
+
+        # TODO: Legacy, to be removed in Conan 2.0
+        self.env_info.PATH.append(os.path.join(self.package_folder, "bin"))
+        self.env_info.PERL5LIB = os.path.join(self.package_folder, "lib")
+
+    def package_id(self):
+        del self.info.settings.compiler
diff --git a/recipes/perl/all/test_package/conanfile.py b/recipes/perl/all/test_package/conanfile.py
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+from conan import ConanFile, conan_version
+from conan.errors import ConanException
+from conan.tools.build import can_run
+from conan.tools.layout import basic_layout
+import os
+from io import StringIO
+
+
+class TestPackageConan(ConanFile):
+    settings = "os", "arch", "compiler", "build_type"
+    generators = "VirtualRunEnv"
+    test_type = "explicit"
+
+    def layout(self):
+        basic_layout(self)
+
+    def requirements(self):
+        self.requires(self.tested_reference_str, run=True)
+
+    def build(self):
+        pass
+    
+    @property
+    def _version(self):
+        if conan_version.major >= 2:
+            return self.dependencies["perl"].ref.version
+        else:
+            return self.deps_cpp_info["perl"].version
+
+    def test(self):
+        if can_run(self):
+            buffer = StringIO()
+            # Magic syntax for getting the perl version: $^V
+            # `perl --version` doesn't give a cleanly parsable output.
+            self.run('perl -e "print $^V"', buffer, env="conanrun")
+            # Produces something like "v5.38.2"
+            self.output.info(buffer.getvalue())
+            if str(self._version) not in buffer.getvalue():
+                raise ConanException(
+                    f"perl reported wrong version. Expected {self._version}, got {buffer.getvalue()}."
+                )
+            
+            self.run(f'perl {os.path.join(self.source_folder, "test_package.pl")}', env="conanrun")
+
+            # Check that the extensions requiring dependencies were built
+            self.run('perl -e "use IO::Compress::Bzip2"', env="conanrun")
+            self.run('perl -e "use Compress::Zlib"', env="conanrun")
diff --git a/recipes/perl/all/test_package/test_package.pl b/recipes/perl/all/test_package/test_package.pl
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+# Basic test to ensure standard library modules are loadable
+
+use File::Basename;
+
+my $dirname = dirname("hello_conan/goodbye_conan");
+
+print($dirname)
diff --git a/recipes/perl/config.yml b/recipes/perl/config.yml
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+versions:
+  "5.38.2":
+    folder: all