use 5.6.0; #### $ perl555 -e 'use 5.6.0' syntax error at -e line 1, near "use 5.6" Execution of -e aborted due to compilation errors. #### $ perl555 -e 'require 5.6.0' Can't locate 5.60 in @INC (@INC contains ...[snip]...) at -e line 1. #### require 5.006; # run-time BEGIN { require 5.006; } # compile-time #### $ perl555 -e 'require 5.006' Perl 5.006 required--this is only version 5.00505, stopped at -e line 1.