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Re: Perl 5.6 recompiles?



Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> At what point should we start recompiling Perl module packages against Perl
> 5.6?  Those compiled against 5.005 seem to continue to work; will 5.6-compiled
> versions work with 5.005 as well?

No, they will not. (Well, they probably will, but you'd have to hack them to
install the files in /usr/lib/perl5/5..005/<arch>-linux/) or hack perl
5.005's @INC.

It'd be nice to have all binary modules using the new directory by
release time, but I see no particular urgency.

-- 
see shy jo



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