Re^3: version change on solaris

when i give perl -v i have got the below message This is perl, v5.8.4 built for sun4-solaris-64int (with 31 registered patches, see perl -V for more detail) Actually we are going to do all the tests. But i would to know whether there is any possibility for downgrade of perl.

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Re^4: version change on solaris by marto (Cardinal) on Mar 15, 2011 at 14:36 UTC
Just do all of your tests, forget about downgrading lest you end up with an unstable system.	[reply]
Re^4: version change on solaris by cdarke (Prior) on Mar 15, 2011 at 14:36 UTC
It depends where you put the old release, and what else on your system uses perl. For example, if there are some Sun scripts which use 5.8.4 then they might not work with an earlier release. If you totally isolate all your old stuff then it should work, but I have to ask why you would want to, particularly since you say you are testing everything anyway.	[reply]