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Subject: Re: upgrading perl
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Karl Agee wrote:

> Freebsd 4.11-pre.  I am working on learning perl, and have perl 5.00x 
> that is in the base system when I installed 4.10-Release.  Since most 
> of the learning materials out there are based on later verisions esp 
> since 5.6.x some of the features arent in this older version.
>
> I am considering upgrading to 5.8.5 via ports, but, dont know if that 
> will break anything.
>
> Just being cautious...
>
> --Karl
>
Hello Karl
Unless it's relatively easy to upgrade perl on 4.x I wouldn't bother 
with it. most everything in perl 5.6 (and 5.8) work in 5. If you want to 
learn about perl this resource should be very helpful: 
http://www.ebb.org/PickingUpPerl/

Remember to buy them!,
    Nikolas

http://www.hn.edu.cn/book/Perl/Perl.html