So no matter what your system PATH environment variable is, you may not be executing with the Perl version you think you are unless you're calling your scripts with 'perl.exe ' specifically. The killer is the file associations (assoc) which tie the. Good insight, having never tried that on Linux, I can't comment, but on Windows (based on experience) it isn't perfect. Some notes below your chosen depth have not been shown here having the Perl version tied to the script, by default) does make such a migration plan more difficult than it would need to be. And with the pure-Perl ones, it's mostly a matter of copying them over, anyway.īut maybe Windows' missing support for shebang execution (i.e.
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the reluctance).Īs for upgrading all modules at once, I usually upgrade XS modules on a "as needed" basis (and sucessively switch my scritps/applications to the new version as my pool of upgraded modules grows). I was only commenting on the particular phrase I quoted (i.e. In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. I have 272 PPM packages installed in my 5.10.1 installation, many of which are not available for 5.14.x: If there is a problem with me asking for the experiences of others, please explain it to me? Not a lot to be lost with that approach, except maybe a couple of minutes installation time.Īny version has bugs, and it's hard to tell a priori whether the current minor version will be the last for some time to come. This way, in case you should really find a show-stopper bug in the new release, you can always easily return to the older version (and a "power user" like you finding/reporting any such bug would help us all).
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but memories of 5.8.0, 5.8.2 5.8.5 make me reluctant.įor someone as experienced as you are, it shouldn't involve too much effort to just install a recent version next to your currently used one. I see Strawberry has a 5.14 out, but I haven't tried it yet - apparently waiting for the very feedback you're asking for in this thread!
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