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author | Jesse Vincent <jesse@bestpractical.com> | 2010-03-14 19:15:59 +0000 |
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committer | Jesse Vincent <jesse@bestpractical.com> | 2010-03-14 21:15:34 +0000 |
commit | 9c3c380d813ff0a7072f01b5e0109b7e21b8d0fd (patch) | |
tree | a64e257eeec293ce28c9e09df0a6375ea526c5d1 /INSTALL | |
parent | 61f382b094d5a22717284394e838695ee69de186 (diff) | |
download | perl-9c3c380d813ff0a7072f01b5e0109b7e21b8d0fd.tar.gz |
Bump to 5.12.0
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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions
@@ -524,9 +524,9 @@ The directories set up by Configure fall into three broad categories. =item Directories for the perl distribution -By default, Configure will use the following directories for 5.11.5. +By default, Configure will use the following directories for 5.12.0. $version is the full perl version number, including subversion, e.g. -5.11.5 or 5.9.5, and $archname is a string like sun4-sunos, +5.12.0 or 5.9.5, and $archname is a string like sun4-sunos, determined by Configure. The full definitions of all Configure variables are in the file Porting/Glossary. @@ -2336,9 +2336,9 @@ won't interfere with another version. (The defaults guarantee this for libraries after 5.6.0, but not for executables. TODO?) One convenient way to do this is by using a separate prefix for each version, such as - sh Configure -Dprefix=/opt/perl5.11.5 + sh Configure -Dprefix=/opt/perl5.12.0 -and adding /opt/perl5.11.5/bin to the shell PATH variable. Such users +and adding /opt/perl5.12.0/bin to the shell PATH variable. Such users may also wish to add a symbolic link /usr/local/bin/perl so that scripts can still start with #!/usr/local/bin/perl. @@ -2353,11 +2353,11 @@ yet. =head2 Upgrading from 5.11.0 or earlier -B<Perl 5.11.5 is binary incompatible with Perl 5.11.1 and any earlier +B<Perl 5.12.0 is binary incompatible with Perl 5.11.1 and any earlier Perl release.> Perl modules having binary parts (meaning that a C compiler is used) will have to be recompiled to be -used with 5.11.5. If you find you do need to rebuild an extension with -5.11.5, you may safely do so without disturbing the older +used with 5.12.0. If you find you do need to rebuild an extension with +5.12.0, you may safely do so without disturbing the older installations. (See L<"Coexistence with earlier versions of perl 5"> above.) |