Not sure if anybody has mentioned this, but you can run two (or three or four) versions of perl on the same machine. For instance, I install perl in /opt/perl5.005_03 and /opt/perl-5.6.1 is the latest. Soon, I'll have /opt/perl-5.8.0RC1. Just change the #! in your POE scripts to use your perl 5.6.1 installation and perl will just do the right thing. Installing in /opt/perl-5.6.1 will not disturb /usr or /usr/local installs, but you'll want to be aware of your $PATH variable when installing modules. I usually default the PATH to the "system stable" version of perl, which varies between Linux and HP-UX here. So, to use 5.6.1 on HP-UX, I use "export PATH=/opt/perl-5.6.1:$PATH" and see what I'm using with "perl -v".
Not sure if you've already thought of this, but it works for me. -Al Tobey On Tue, 2002-06-04 at 00:17, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On 02-Jun-2002 Rocco Caputo wrote: > > (!!!) Perl 5.004 will eventually be deprecated. While Makefile.PL is > > fairly static, having to support ones for perl 5.004 and 5.005 or > > later is just the tip of the maintenance iceberg. > > What is the time frame for final deprecation? All my servers run 5.004_05 > and I don't have time to test thoroughly enough to do an upgrade. So > POE abandoning 5.004 will be painful for me. But then, you knew this. > > -Philip ******************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the Priority Health Information Services Department at (616) 942-0954. ********************************************************************
