Dax T. Games wrote:
Currently I have ActivePerl 5.6 Build 635 installed in E:\Perl. I want to try Perl 5.8 but I don't want to lose my 5.6 install so I want to use both.
this is possible but not particlarly easy
I would like the directory structure to be something like:
E:\Perl\5.6 E:\Perl\5.8
I would just leave the 5.6 where it is and install the 5.8 wherever. That way you don't have to mess with your old setup - just the new. E:\Perl8 might be a good choice for the new one.
agreed. when ActivePerl installs it sets up a bunch of hard-coded paths that would be a pain to adjust manually.
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I also use the PDK version 5.3 and would like to use it with both perl installs. I read in the PDK docs that this is possible but it does not give any instructions on how to do so. Specifically I am wondering about VPM.
Can't help with that one.
the PDK looks for the last version of ActivePerl you have installed. for tools such as PerlApp that get put into the perl/bin directory, you should be able to just copy these from one perl/bin to another.
As for VPM, this may not work in the way your are thinking - the most workable solution I think would be to switch your PATH to the Perl you want to use, then use ppm from the command-line.
cheers, JeffG
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