>>>>> "RG" == Richard Goldman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
RG> My department is considering Perl 5.005 over our current 5.004 so RG> that we can use BioPerl. Has anyone been through this already? We RG> rely heavily on a few modules such as DBI, Stat, PGPLOT, Error, RG> etc. Should I expect any broken scripts? 5.004 is considered broken with respect to 5.005. :) that is a very old perl. you should probably jump all the way to 5.6.1 but that will require a fresh install of any XS modules. and note that 5.8 is just around the proverbial corner. but in general i wouldn't expect any modules to break with the newer perl but installing fresh ones anyway will probably be best. uri -- Uri Guttman ------ [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------- http://www.stemsystems.com -- Stem is an Open Source Network Development Toolkit and Application Suite - ----- Stem and Perl Development, Systems Architecture, Design and Coding ---- Search or Offer Perl Jobs ---------------------------- http://jobs.perl.org
