> Well, I think you've isolated the problems. :-) > > Which raises a new question: are these problems that are just inherent > to installing 5.8.0 on OS X, or will these issues perhaps be resolved at > some point in the future? If you went to read the link that was given to you by Morbus, you would have seen:
Binary Incompatibility Perl 5.8 is not binary compatible with earlier releases of Perl. Followed bt an explination. The key here is that Perl 5.8 is not binary compatible with earlier releases of *Perl*. Following that there is even an explination as to why! But I'll distill it hear for you: Perl 5.8 implements a completely different way of inputting and outputting data. This would not typically be an issue, but it *does* become an issue in the cases where *compiled* code is involved, since that code can no longer be interpreted, but is dependant upon the architecture it was compiled with at the time of compilation. > And, of course, there's still the question of how best to revert to > 5.6.1. > > Because... the fact of the matter is that I don't actually *need* 5.8.0 > - I was just trying to keep up with the Hietaniemis. :-) So, if I can > just go back to my happy times with 5.6.1 until (hopefully) the issues > are resolved, that works for me. I would imagine that the amount of work it takes to revert back to 5.6.1 would be close enough to the amount of work it would take to just install Perlr 5.8 properly. You don't even have to recompile Perl! Here's the secret: Reinstall any modules that you have used with 5.6.1, and that also contain compiled code. Of course that would first off involve reinstalling the CPAN and LWP modules. Other likely suspects may be Perl DBI drivers and such. Unfortunately I can't supply you with instructions on how to install 5.6.1 again, since my religion does not permit me to support the use of moldy bits, either by myself or others. Here's one tip though that may solve a world of problems! Try reading the documentation, and if you can't find your solution, then post on mailing lists. Also, even more important, if someone on a mailing list points you to documentation, they are secretly implying the message "please read the documentation I just pointed you to". Happy hacking, -Chris > Thanks. > > dha > -- > David H. Adler - <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - http://www.panix.com/~dha/ > M-x induce-carpal-tunnel-syndrome > - Greg Bacon
