Downgrading mod

Anonymous Monk has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I'm doing some work for a client that is using mod_perl as a dynamically loaded module. Unfortunately, their mod_perl was built with perl 5.8.6, and their application requires perl 5.6.2. What's the least obtrusive way of rebuilding their mod_perl module with perl 5.6.2? They're using Apache 2.
Thanks!

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Re: Downgrading mod_perl by brian_d_foy (Abbot) on Jan 14, 2006 at 20:12 UTC
the least obtrusive way it to make their application run under perl 5.8.6. :) Why does their application require an older version of perl? What happens when they try it with the current mod_perl set-up? -- brian d foy <brian@stonehenge.com> Subscribe to The Perl Review	[reply]
Re^2: Downgrading mod_perl by ikegami (Patriarch) on Jan 14, 2006 at 21:48 UTC
If I were to guess... Often, the reason is: "It's known to work with this version." There's also an issue of incompatilibty with 5.6 and 5.8 XS binaries (I think).	[reply]
Re: Downgrading mod_perl by perrin (Chancellor) on Jan 14, 2006 at 19:37 UTC
You have to recompile mod_perl. Just follow the install instructions and use the 5.6.2 perl binary when you run Makefile.PL.	[reply]