Re: [cobalt-users] Perl Upgrade on a Raq3

[Glen Scott <glen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Hey all,
>
> I am in need of upgrading to Perl 5.6.1 on a Raq3.  I've unpacked the
> tarball and run the configuration and make.
>
> But before I run the install I was wondering if there is anything I should
> watch out for.  Has anyone gone 5.6.x yet and if so what happened?  Did you
> have any problems?  If so what were they and what were the fixes?

From a lot of users experience on here, upgrading Perl on a RaQ2  or 
3 is a bit of a minefield.  I have heard reports of the Cobalt 
interface failing, which was enough to put me off.  The safest way 
would be to install Perl 5.6.1 *alongside* the old version.  i.e. put 
the new Perl binary in /usr/local/bin or something so you are no 
over-writing the old binary.

I suggest you search the archives on this one, and they decide 
whether you want to risk it!

Regards,

Glen

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