Unfortunately, it is quite likely that many of the modules you could download for 5.10 no longer compile for newer versions.

The ongoing barely justifiable changes to Perl's internal architecture are, with apparent disregard, breaking more and more modules with every major revision.

According to ActiveState statistics:

PPM Packages Available by Platform & Version     
                  Perl 5.8     Perl 5.10    Perl 5.12  Perl 5.14
Windows (32-bit)     15112    14582          14147      13796
Windows (64-bit)          n/a    15416          14136      13533
Mac OS X                 16305    16354          15118      16013
Linux (x86, 32-bit)  16729    16549          15565      15561
Linux (x86, 64-bit)    n/a    17726          17044      16027
Solaris (32-bit)      15888    16304            n/a        n/a
Solaris (64-bit)        n/a    15931          14835        n/a

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I keep hanging on and hanging on to 5.10 hoping to see some sign of a reversal of this trend, but there is no sign yet.

The changes also seem to have done for Strawberry Perl, which was the only vaguely viable alternative to AS.

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In reply to Re: How to install Tk-ImageButton module in perl 5.12 using ppm by BrowserUk
in thread How to install Tk-ImageButton module in perl 5.12 using ppm by vichu001

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