Re^2: Installing cpan or cpanm modules on a behind-firewall machine with no Internet connection

Thank you. How can I install 5.8 on my local server? I'm on Mac OSX, or Linux. I already have 5.18 on Mac and 5.16 on my Linux box. Is there a way to have two Perl installs on the same server, or downgrade Perl on a box?

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Re^3: Installing cpan or cpanm modules on a behind-firewall machine with no Internet connection by dasgar (Priest) on Sep 19, 2015 at 11:35 UTC
One method for installing multiple Perl versions on the same system would be to use perlbrew.	[reply]
Re^3: Installing cpan or cpanm modules on a behind-firewall machine with no Internet connection by Corion (Patriarch) on Sep 19, 2015 at 13:08 UTC
In addition to dasgars comments, leave the system/default `perl` alone. It belongs to the system maintainer/OS vendor. Changing the system `perl` means that security upgrades to modules will not work anymore or will break your existing installations. Compile your own version(s) of Perl manually or using perlbrew.	[reply] [d/l] [select]