Re: [cobalt-users] Perl 5.6 on RAQ3

["Steve Werby" <steve-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Jim Carey" <ozbcoz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Has anyone successfully upgraded to Perl 5.6 and still had full use of the
> cobalt scripts and Gui.
>
> If so is there anywhere where this is documented ?
>
> I see, from the archives, that Brandon Wheaton has recommended Active
Perl -
> has anyone (preferably a lesser experienced person like me :-)  ) tried
this
> ?
>
> I also see from the archives a set of ppl who have crashed after upgrading
> and stacks of warnings not to !
>
> any advice cheerfully sought

Perhaps you can install Perl 5.6 to a non-standard location (after backing
up your current install of Perl, of course).  The top line of a Perl script
specifies the path to Perl so if you install a second copy of Perl that
doesn't overwrite your current copy it won't affect any Cobalt scripts or
the GUI.  You'll just have to change the path at the top of the scripts that
you want to run Perl 5.6.  And though I haven't attempted this yet (haven't
needed to) I believe other list members have.

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