Re: Perl version 5.8 and 5.10
[email protected] (William Torrez Corea) Wed, 3 Jul 2024 17:24:07 -0600
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--000000000000270b42061c602116 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, Oct 8, 2023 at 5:34=E2=80=AFAM armando perez pena <mandyapp2004@msn= .com> wrote: > Hello, > > What's the motivation to install a version which is 21 years old ? > > If you have an old code probably is better try to update it. > > Best Regards, > Armando > ------------------------------ > *From:* Kang-min Liu <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Sunday, October 8, 2023 5:32:24 AM > *To:* [email protected] <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: Perl version 5.8 and 5.10 > > =E6=96=BC 2023=E5=B9=B410=E6=9C=888=E6=97=A5 =E4=B8=8A=E5=8D=8811:53:46 [= GMT+09:00]=EF=BC=8CWilliam Torrez Corea < > [email protected]> =E5=AF=AB=E5=88=B0=EF=BC=9A > > I Tried to install perl version 5.8 and 5.10 with perlbrew but i can't > install this version. > I get the following error message: > > 50 tests and 269 subtests skipped. > make[2]: *** [makefile:701: _test_tty] Error 29 > make[2]: Leaving directory 'perl5/perlbrew/build/perl-5.8.0/perl-5.8.0' > make[1]: *** [makefile:709: _test] Error 2 > make[1]: Leaving directory 'perl5/perlbrew/build/perl-5.8.0/perl-5.8.0' > make: *** [makefile:779: test_harness] Error 2 > ##### Brew Failed ##### > > > > > Generally speaking, building old software on a newer system is going to > yield warnings / errors that are introduced latter then the release of th= e > software.... > > > That said, those errors seem to be about unit tests rather than > comiplation.You may be able to cd into the build dir and still run a `mak= e > install` to finish the installation, if you are willing to just ignore > those errors. If those are all the errors in the lot, I imagine that most > of the perl-5.8.0 would still work. > > -- > Kang-min Liu > I am coding examples of the book Beginning Perl by Curtis "Ovid" Poe, the examples use the version Perl 5.8 and Perl 5.10. --=20 With kindest regards, William. =E2=A2=80=E2=A3=B4=E2=A0=BE=E2=A0=BB=E2=A2=B6=E2=A3=A6=E2=A0=80 =E2=A3=BE=E2=A0=81=E2=A2=A0=E2=A0=92=E2=A0=80=E2=A3=BF=E2=A1=81 Debian - Th= e universal operating system =E2=A2=BF=E2=A1=84=E2=A0=98=E2=A0=B7=E2=A0=9A=E2=A0=8B=E2=A0=80 https://www= .debian.org =E2=A0=88=E2=A0=B3=E2=A3=84=E2=A0=80=E2=A0=80=E2=A0=80=E2=A0=80 --000000000000270b42061c602116 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">= <div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Oct 8, 2023 at 5:34=E2=80=AFA= M armando perez pena <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">mandyapp20= [email protected]</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style= =3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding= -left:1ex"> <div> <div dir=3D"auto">Hello,=C2=A0</div> <div dir=3D"auto"><br> </div> <div dir=3D"auto">What's the motivation to install a version which is 2= 1 years old ?</div> <div dir=3D"auto"><br> </div> <div dir=3D"auto">If you have an old code probably is better try to update = it.=C2=A0</div> <div dir=3D"auto"><br> </div> <div dir=3D"auto">Best Regards,</div> <div dir=3D"auto">Armando</div> <hr style=3D"display:inline-block;width:98%"> <div id=3D"m_-8603068429791080240divRplyFwdMsg" dir=3D"ltr"><font style=3D"= font-size:11pt" face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif" color=3D"#000000"><b>From:</b>= Kang-min Liu <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">gugo= [email protected]</a>><br> <b>Sent:</b> Sunday, October 8, 2023 5:32:24 AM<br> <b>To:</b> <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">beginner= [email protected]</a> <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">= [email protected]</a>><br> <b>Subject:</b> Re: Perl version 5.8 and 5.10</font> <div>=C2=A0</div> </div> <div> <div> <div dir=3D"auto">=E6=96=BC 2023=E5=B9=B410=E6=9C=888=E6=97=A5 =E4=B8=8A=E5= =8D=8811:53:46 [GMT+09:00]=EF=BC=8CWilliam Torrez Corea <<a href=3D"mail= to:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>> = =E5=AF=AB=E5=88=B0=EF=BC=9A</div> <blockquote style=3D"margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204= ,204,204);padding-left:1ex"> <div dir=3D"ltr">I Tried to install perl version 5.8 and 5.10 with perlbrew= but i can't install this version. <br clear=3D"all"> <div>I get the following error message:</div> <div><br> </div> <blockquote style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204= ,204,204);padding-left:1ex"> <div>50 tests and 269 subtests skipped.<br> make[2]: *** [makefile:701: _test_tty] Error 29<br> make[2]: Leaving directory 'perl5/perlbrew/build/perl-5.8.0/perl-5.8.0&= #39;<br> make[1]: *** [makefile:709: _test] Error 2<br> make[1]: Leaving directory 'perl5/perlbrew/build/perl-5.8.0/perl-5.8.0&= #39;<br> make: *** [makefile:779: test_harness] Error 2<br> ##### Brew Failed #####<br> </div> </blockquote> <div><br> </div> <div><br> </div> </div> </blockquote> </div> <br clear=3D"all"> <div dir=3D"auto">Generally speaking, building old software on a newer syst= em is going to yield warnings / errors that are introduced latter then the = release of the software....<br> <br> <br> That said,=C2=A0 those errors seem to be about unit tests rather than comip= lation.You may be able to cd into the build dir and still run a `make insta= ll` to finish the installation, if you are willing to just ignore those err= ors. If those are all the errors in the lot, I imagine that most of the perl-5.8.0 would still work.<br> <br> </div> <div dir=3D"auto">--<br> Kang-min Liu<br> </div> </div> </div> </blockquote></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I am coding examples = of the book Beginning Perl by Curtis "Ovid" Poe, the examples use= the version Perl 5.8 and Perl 5.10. <br></div><br><span class=3D"gmail_sig= nature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><br= >With kindest regards, William.<br><br>=E2=A2=80=E2=A3=B4=E2=A0=BE=E2=A0=BB= =E2=A2=B6=E2=A3=A6=E2=A0=80 <br>=E2=A3=BE=E2=A0=81=E2=A2=A0=E2=A0=92=E2=A0= =80=E2=A3=BF=E2=A1=81 Debian - The universal operating system<br>=E2=A2=BF= =E2=A1=84=E2=A0=98=E2=A0=B7=E2=A0=9A=E2=A0=8B=E2=A0=80 <a href=3D"https://w= ww.debian.org" target=3D"_blank">https://www.debian.org</a><br>=E2=A0=88=E2= =A0=B3=E2=A3=84=E2=A0=80=E2=A0=80=E2=A0=80=E2=A0=80 <br><br><br></div></div= > --000000000000270b42061c602116--