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When I upgraded perl, it could not find my installed modules (the ones I
had installed). Is there a way to get perl to use modules that are under a
different version tree structure, or do I have to reinstall the modules?
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Brian Salter-Duke <> wrote:

> When I upgraded perl,


From what version to what version?


> it could not find my installed modules (the ones I
> had installed). Is there a way to get perl to use modules that are under a
> different version tree structure,


Yes, the way given in the Perl FAQ no less!

perldoc -q module

How do I keep my own module/library directory?


> or do I have to reinstall the modules?


Maybe.

Are they pure Perl modules or do they use XS?

Some versions of Perl are not binary-compatible with other versions.


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On Fri, 7 Nov 2003 17:18:50 -0600, Tad McClellan <> wrote:
> Brian Salter-Duke <> wrote:
>
>> When I upgraded perl,
>
>
> From what version to what version?

The last was 5.6.0 to 5.6.1, but I ought to go to 5.8 soon

>
>> it could not find my installed modules (the ones I
>> had installed). Is there a way to get perl to use modules that are under a
>> different version tree structure,
>
>
> Yes, the way given in the Perl FAQ no less!
>
> perldoc -q module
>
> How do I keep my own module/library directory?

Thanks. I'll look at that.

>
>> or do I have to reinstall the modules?
>
>
> Maybe.
>
> Are they pure Perl modules or do they use XS?

Not sure, but I think most are pure perl.

Brian.

> Some versions of Perl are not binary-compatible with other versions.
>
>


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On Fri, 7 Nov 2003 17:18:50 -0600, Tad McClellan <> wrote:
> Brian Salter-Duke <> wrote:
>
>> When I upgraded perl,
>
>
> From what version to what version?
>
>
>> it could not find my installed modules (the ones I
>> had installed). Is there a way to get perl to use modules that are under a
>> different version tree structure,
>
>
> Yes, the way given in the Perl FAQ no less!
>
> perldoc -q module
>
> How do I keep my own module/library directory?

I followed this up, but it about your own private library. This is not
what I want. I have a partial answer. 5.6.1 was installed in the
/usr/local/lib tree. 5.6.0 was installed in the /usr/lib. I can add all
the 5.6.0 stuff:-

/usr/lib/perl5/5.6.0
/usr/lib/perl5/5.6.0/i386-linux
/usr/lib/perl5/site-perl
/usr/lib/perl5/site-perl/5.6.0
/usr/lib/perl5/site-perl/5.6.0/i386-linux

to $PERL5LIB environmental variable. However, I am not sure but I think
it then searches the 5.6.0 libraries before it searches the 5.6.1
libraries. Of course I want the opposite as 5.6.1 might have a leter
version than 5.6.0 if I installed in the former after I installed in the
latter. I guess you can get around this by putting the 5.6.1 in
$PERL5LIB too in the right order, but this repeats the 5.6.1 in @INC.
Is there a better way. I must be missing something.

>
>> or do I have to reinstall the modules?
>
>
> Maybe.
>
> Are they pure Perl modules or do they use XS?
>
> Some versions of Perl are not binary-compatible with other versions.
>
>


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Brian Salter-Duke <> wrote:
> On Fri, 7 Nov 2003 17:18:50 -0600, Tad McClellan
> <> wrote:
> > Brian Salter-Duke <> wrote:
> >
> >> When I upgraded perl,
<snip>
> I followed this up, but it about your own private library. This is not
> what I want. I have a partial answer. 5.6.1 was installed in the
> /usr/local/lib tree. 5.6.0 was installed in the /usr/lib. I can add all
> the 5.6.0 stuff:-

When you install perl, it looks for old versions and asks if you want
to add their library paths to that of the new perl.

Ben

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On Sun, 9 Nov 2003 01:45:12 +0000 (UTC), Ben Morrow
<> wrote:
>
> Brian Salter-Duke <> wrote:
>> On Fri, 7 Nov 2003 17:18:50 -0600, Tad McClellan
>> <> wrote:
>> > Brian Salter-Duke <> wrote:
>> >
>> >> When I upgraded perl,
><snip>
>> I followed this up, but it about your own private library. This is not
>> what I want. I have a partial answer. 5.6.1 was installed in the
>> /usr/local/lib tree. 5.6.0 was installed in the /usr/lib. I can add all
>> the 5.6.0 stuff:-
>
> When you install perl, it looks for old versions and asks if you want
> to add their library paths to that of the new perl.
>
> Ben
>


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