Look at cpanm and the documentation for it. If you're really new, first make sure you have cpanm and Perl itself OK, then try the last stable Marpa::R2, which you should be able to get with just
cpanm Marpa::R2 Only once you've done all that and are comfortable with it, should you consider installing a development version. On Tue, Dec 11, 2018 at 3:22 PM David Whitten <[email protected]> wrote: > Jeffrey, > I would like to test the newest version listed below, > but I am a newbie. > I used: > $ perl -MCPAN -e shell > Terminal does not support AddHistory. > cpan shell -- CPAN exploration and modules installation (v2.16) > Enter 'h' for help. > > cpan[1]> install Marpa::R2::Value > Marpa::R2::Value is up to date (6.000000). > > cpan[2]> > > As you can see, it did not install version 7.000 simply stated that it had > already installed version 6. > > Two questions (one to help me learn, one to help find a solution) > > 1) Should I have been able to find the answer to this question on > https://metacpan.org/pod/release/JKEGL/Marpa-R2-7.001_000/pod/Marpa_R2.pod#NAME > > 2) where should I have found my answer, or what text would google need to > find it? > > Thanks, > David Whitten > 713-870-3834 > > On Monday, December 10, 2018 at 12:40:40 PM UTC-5, Jeffrey Kegler wrote: > >> I have uploaded a new release candidate for Marpa::R2: >> https://metacpan.org/pod/release/JKEGL/Marpa-R2-7.001_000/pod/Marpa_R2.pod . >> This is the release candidate for Marpa::R2 8.000000, which I hope to >> release next week. >> >> Value added is the fix to the SvIOK problem, as summarized here: >> https://github.com/jeffreykegler/Marpa--R2/blob/master/UPDATES.md#integer-arguments-of-lexeme_complete-and-resume-sometimes-ignored >> . >> >> Typically, two indexed releases in rapid succession indicate some new >> problem in the first of those releases, but in this case, the timing is >> coincidence. On the day of the release, while working on unrelated >> matters, I ran into a problem with the integer arguments to >> $recce->resume(). The problem may also affect the integer arguments to the >> $recce->lexeme_complete() command. The summary linked to above describes a >> workaround. >> >> The problem is rare -- AFAIK I am the only one who has been bitten by >> it. It occurs when the integer argument is considered by the Perl internal >> to be "tied", and involves a change (as of Perl 5.18) to the Perl XS API. >> I believe that Perls 5.16 and prior are unaffected. >> >> Testing is appreciated. Thanks, jeffrey >> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "marpa parser" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "marpa parser" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
