[Chicago-talk] Installing another Perl on same box

Jay Strauss me at heyjay.com
Tue May 2 08:36:03 PDT 2006


Andy,

(How do you get email from the mailing list so fast, I checked the archives 
and see that you've already gotten the email and replied, I haven't even  
gotten the reply)

Anyway, (not doubting, combatting).  But will you explain why: 

>> 2) after install with my new Perl be able to find the existing pure  
>> Perl
>> modules, by default?  Or will I always need to alter my PERL5LIB or  
>> @INC to
>> find the installed modules?

>You don't want your new Perl to look at your old Perl's modules.   
>That would be bad.

That would be "bad"?  If I'm using the same Perl version 5.8.4 on both 
installs.  Why would re-using pure perl modules be bad?  The INSTALL makes it 
seem acceptable and preferable.

Thanks
Jay


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