Re: When do I update a module

If using cpan you can use r command to report modules which are installed that have newer versions:

cpan> r

Package namespace         installed    latest  in CPAN file
App::Cpan                    1.5701      1.61  BDFOY/App-Cpan-1.61.tar
+.gz
Archive::Extract               0.52      0.68  BINGOS/Archive-Extract-
+0.68.tar.gz

.....
[download]

You can then check out the associated changes and make a decision about upgrading each one (via upgrade Module::Name).

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Re^2: When do I update a module by ShermW0829 (Sexton) on Mar 18, 2013 at 20:33 UTC
Thank you everyone. The cpan -r works well sherman	[reply]
Re^3: When do I update a module by locked_user sundialsvc4 (Abbot) on Mar 18, 2013 at 20:42 UTC
Then you can `upgrade` and both it and its listed prerequisites and corequisites will be brought up to date. I used to be very religious about doing this, but I’m not so religious anymore.
Re^3: When do I update a module by Anonymous Monk on Mar 19, 2013 at 07:05 UTC
Thank you everyone. The cpan -r works well `cpanp -o` works better, less false positives	[reply] [d/l]