* Why is the newest version of e.g. File::Copy in 5.8.9 and not in 5.10?

Because perl 5.8.9 (a maintenance release) was released after 5.10.

* Is there a way to get rid of these calls to perl-5.8.9?

No. Its a general quirk of CPAN/cpan, since most core modules aren't released separately (like Cwd). It makes no sense to try upgrade to an older version of perl (which old versions cpan tried to do).

To get the latest version, download from git:

http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/blob/HEAD:/lib/File/Copy.t

http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/blob/HEAD:/lib/File/Copy.pm

In reply to Re: Perl 5.10 cpan shell upgrade and newer versions in perl 5.8.9 by Anonymous Monk
in thread Perl 5.10 cpan shell upgrade and newer versions in perl 5.8.9 by tomfahle

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