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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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.

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With kindest regards, William.

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<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 &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">mandyapp20=
[email protected]</a>&gt; 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&#39;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 &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">gugo=
[email protected]</a>&gt;<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> &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">=
[email protected]</a>&gt;<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 &lt;<a href=3D"mail=
to:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; =
=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&#39;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 &#39;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 &#39;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 &quot;Ovid&quot; 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=
>

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