RE: [cobalt-developers] Best way tp upgrade to Perl 5.6 on RaQ4?

["Jim Carey" <ozbcoz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> [mailto:cobalt-developers-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Kevin
> Schaefer
> Sent: Friday, 1 June 2001 1:23 AM
> To: cobalt-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [cobalt-developers] Best way tp upgrade to Perl 5.6 on RaQ4?
>
>
> What is the best way to update my version of Perl from the default
> installation of 5.005 to the current stable release 5.6 which I need for a
> special application?  Is an RPM file the best route or should I use source
> tar.gz?  Where is a good place to locate it?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Kevin Schaefer
> Creative Technical Services, Normal, Illinois
> Ph. 309-862-2983, Fax 309-862-2226


I would suggest that you obtain the lastest stable release from
http://www.perl.com/pub/language/info/software.html
read the INSTALL file - important - and use the configure script to create a
new version or perl in a separate directory. DO NOT upgrade your existing
perl - that is likely to break the GUI.

I also tacked on my existing perl libraries onto the list (you can specify
that in the configure script) of perl libraries so that it would pick up any
previously added perl modules - eg CRYPT and Blowfish. If you go through the
process carefully it is reasonablt straightforward and if you use a sep
directory (I used /usr/perl56/) then you won't hurt anything.

After you have created the parallel perl yo will access it by changing the
shebang (is that the right word ?) at the top of the perl script to point to
your new libraries

cheers

Jim Carey
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