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Can I re-use modules compiled with a different build of Perl, but with the same version number on the same machine?

Maybe, if the two versions are compatible and you work hard enough, but

if you're compiling a new perl, forget about compatibility with the old version, get a newer version, at least 5.14

its easier just to use a portable perl like http://www.citrusperl.com/helpweb/installingcitrusperl.htm or http://dwimperl.com/linux.html

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Re^2: Can I re-use modules compiled with a different build of Perl, but with the same version number on the same machine?
by neuty (Novice) on Feb 11, 2015 at 20:15 UTC
    It would be nice to upgrade to the latest version of Perl, but as stated in my post, it would require us to manually rebuild and redistribute every module built with our system Perl, which is currently 5.10.1. So that option was sort of out of the question for us.