Re: [cobalt-users] Perl problems (still!)

[Jay Summers <jay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I installed Perl 5.6 on my Raq4 recently - seems to be OK, scripts
> executing alright etc. Firstly, is there anything while installing 5.6 I
> should have done especially, as opposed to a basic installation?  I just
> compiled it from source and installed it, then reinstalled all my old
> modules, and moved /usr/local across to the home partition (since it was
> getting full), making a symlink from old->new location.
> 
> Only problem I can see is that the Gui doesn't work properly, and that's
> because the Cobalt modules aren't installed cuz I can't find them on
> CPAN. I know they're still in my old install of Perl on the Raq..

Does that mean you backed up the old install? If you did, that was a good
move. I just replied to someone else yesterday about the same thing.
Upgrading Perl on the Raq is a bad thing unless you don't care about the
GUI. What I've seen ppl do in the past is install a newer version of Perl
into a different location, leaving the Cobalt install intact. This way you
will not bother the GUI and you can run all your own scripts through the
newer version.

> So question is - what's the simplest way (exact CPAN command pls..me
> rubbish at this stuff!) to get the Cobalt modules all installed nicely -
> and will this fix the GUI?

Restore the default Perl and try the method I mentioned above.

HTH,
j