If you are working with a distribution with a package manager, it should
be a simple matter recompiling the source package of a new version of perl
on an older distribution, and then upgrading the old perl package with the
newly compiled perl package.
Don't even consider working from tarballs unless you have a lot of time on
your hands \8)
On Wed, 21 Feb 2001, Edsel Mabilangan wrote:
>
> hi pluggers
>
> i would like to ask your opinion regarding this matter.
> i wish to install a newer version of perl5.6. should i remove
> the previous version or just leave it there. is there probability
> that the old version might hinder or crosslink with the new
> version.
>
> thanks in advance
>
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