Re: Which perl do you use?

5.8.X where I get a choice, that is on machines I administer and can justify the upgrade, and generally 5.6.X elsewhere though I seem to recall a slowaris box somewhere with an old 5.00X on it but I can't find it just now. I usually try and keep boxes up to a minimum of the stable release before the current stable but for a variety of reasons outside of my control that is not always possible.

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Re^2: Which perl do you use? by vek (Prior) on Jan 27, 2005 at 04:48 UTC
...and can justify the upgrade... I think you've hit on a good point. This is precisely the reason why some of our production boxen are running 5.6.1 and not something later. Upgrading Perl on 'stable' systems that have been in production for a couple of years is just asking for a roaring chorus of if it aint broke, don't fix it. -- vek --	[reply]
Re^3: Which perl do you use? by greenFox (Vicar) on Jan 27, 2005 at 05:54 UTC
To be honest I have gotten away with justifications as thin as "standardise Perl build across infrastructure..." but thats probably because large organisations, like the one I work for, tend to be teaming with people who love to hear about things being "standardised" grin -- Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought. -Basho	[reply]