Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 22:06:24 -0600 From: Skylar Thompson <skylar@cs.earlham.edu> To: Karl Agee <kdagee@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: upgrading perl Message-ID: <41D4D040.9040400@cs.earlham.edu> In-Reply-To: <BAY15-F316989B3463E5B11814EC1C69D0@phx.gbl> References: <BAY15-F316989B3463E5B11814EC1C69D0@phx.gbl>
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enigBE90B398F857CC01962CE3D2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 The biggest thing you have to watch out for is to upgrade the modules with the distribution. Look in /usr/ports/UPDATING and search for Perl for more info. -- -- Skylar Thompson (skylar@cs.earlham.edu) -- http://www.cs.earlham.edu/~skylar/ --------------enigBE90B398F857CC01962CE3D2 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFB1NBDsc4yyULgN4YRAnn3AJoCCg6+KoBBQO0T8dpm5HDwa55o6gCgoqTp 9H/tkKyi180oZFHXvJPVivE= =CpOe -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enigBE90B398F857CC01962CE3D2--
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