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Just my to cents comment :

But shouldn't this just be 'normal behaviour'? When I have a package installed and I want to reinstall or update the package, doesn't it seem logical to replace updated files?

I think that a 'normal behaviour' may change with another person opinion.

Some people may want to install a new module and keep a previous version (for testing pupose).
Some people even find it normal to have a Perl 5.6 WITH a previous perl version.


"Trying to be a SMART lamer" (thanx to Merlyn ;-)

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by Jouke (Curate) on Mar 12, 2001 at 13:43 UTC
    True, but I'm talking about mixing module versions. In my case I had 800.022 stuff AND 800.014 stuff in the same directory. In case of installing 5.6 and other versions on the same machine you just choose which version you want to use with your script. I had no choice. I think that's unwanted behaviour...but you're right that
    I think that a 'normal behaviour' may change with another person opinion.

    Jouke Visser, Perl 'Adept'
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