Howdy brethren

I am supporting a fair number (30 or so) of windows boxes over several sites, and I am trying to plan out a release schedule. All boxes are currently 5.6.1, which has worked pretty well. We are just starting to get a wave of "please upgrade to 5.8" requests for things like: DBI (DBDs not easily available for 5.6), WWW::Mechanize (requires LWP::UA 2.03, not available by PPM), and UTF support. Nothing critical there yet, but it seems to be a good time to upgrade.

At the same time, I see 5.8.1 will be out shortly, which makes me think waiting until then would be a good idea. Only... I have no idea what ActiveState's release schedule might be, or how to find out. Are they planning an ActivePerl version for 5.8.1? How long does it usually take them to "catch up" to the most recent Perl release?

I'm torn between wanting to upgrade now to avoid end-user hassles and waiting for 5.8.1. What do my fellow monks think?

In reply to ActiveState and 5.8.1 by Anonymous Monk

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