# New Ticket Created by Dan Starr # Please include the string: [perl #37140] # in the subject line of all future correspondence about this issue. # <URL: https://rt.perl.org/rt3/Ticket/Display.html?id=37140 >
I downloaded Perl-5.8.7 and read the README.macosx file. It basically tells why version 5.8.1 is the recommended version, and how it is entangled with /System/Library, etc. But that was back in 1983. I had at one point built Perl-5.8.7 and passed all tests. I felt maybe I needed the more recent version, because I got some "make check" failures referring to Perl in other packages (gnu/gettext, if I recall correctly). For now I will leave 5.8.1 in there, but since I am running Mac OSX 3.9, should I have a newer version? And are the generic installation instructions dangerous for the Mac? please advise devious dan
