Whilst it is possible to have multiple concurrent versions of Perl installed -- I have 5.8.9 32-bit and 5.10.1 64-bit -- and manage them using the windows alternative to shebang lines -- assoc/ftype/.pl/.pl8 -- I've tried it in the past and just find it a pain to work with. The multiple versions rather the extensions.

Whichever version I'm using, it always seems that the module I want to use is already installed everywhere but that version. The biggest pain is needing to work out which modules are pure perl and can just be copied over and which have a binary component that need proper installation.

Whilst the split between perl/lib and perl/site/lib has always seemed entirely pointless and arbitrary to me; maintaining a split between pure perl pacjages and those with a binary component seems like it would (have been) far more useful. Way to late now of course.

As an aside: do you perchance have a 64-bit 5.15.something installed anywhere? If so, could you try:

perl -wE"$v=''; vec( $v, 2**32, 1 )=1"

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And see if the 31-bit limitation on vec has been lifted?

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The start of some sanity?

In reply to Re^6: Perl 64-bit versions by BrowserUk
in thread Perl 64-bit versions by BrowserUk

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