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@@ -2092,9 +2092,10 @@ with 5.004_04, simply replace the '#!/usr/local/bin/perl' line at the top of the script with the particular version you want to run, e.g. #!/usr/local/bin/perl5.00404. -Most extensions will probably not need to be recompiled to use -with a newer version of perl. Here is how it is supposed to work. -(These examples assume you accept all the Configure defaults.) +Usually, most extensions will probably not need to be recompiled to +use with a newer version of Perl (the Perl 5.6 to Perl 5.8 transition +being an exception). Here is how it is supposed to work. (These +examples assume you accept all the Configure defaults.) Suppose you already have version 5.005_03 installed. The directories searched by 5.005_03 are @@ -2187,13 +2188,15 @@ seriously consider using a separate directory, since development subversions may not have all the compatibility wrinkles ironed out yet. -=head2 Upgrading from 5.005 or 5.6.0 to 5.8.0 +=head2 Upgrading from 5.005 or 5.6 to 5.8.0 -Most extensions built and installed with versions of perl prior to -5.005_50 and 5.6.0 will not need to be recompiled to be used with 5.8.0. -If you find you do need to rebuild an extension with 5.8.0, you may -safely do so without disturbing the 5.005 or 5.6.0 installations. -(See L<"Coexistence with earlier versions of perl5"> above.) +B<Perl 5.8.0 is binary incompatible with Perl 5.6.1, 5.6.0, 5.005, +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 5.8.0. If you find you do need to rebuild an extension with +5.8.0, you may safely do so without disturbing the 5.005 or 5.6.0 +installations. (See L<"Coexistence with earlier versions of perl5"> +above.) See your installed copy of the perllocal.pod file for a (possibly incomplete) list of locally installed modules. Note that you want |