"use"ing different versions of same perl module

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

I'm hoping one of you has some advice for the following scenario: A newly developed perl script uses (and needs) the latest version of a shared library loaded into the script with "use". In addition, the script uses another perl module. The second, older perl module also uses the shared library, but an older version. The two versions of the shared library are not compatible. The new script calls a perl subroutine in the perl module, the module tries to access the function in the shared library, but fails--since it expected the older version of the shared library, and the new version had already been loaded. mynewperl.pl

BEGIN {
unshift(@INC,".../sharedlib2.0")
}

use sharedlib;
use perlmodule;

#call subroutine in perlmodule dependent on sharedlib1.0"
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perlmodule.pm

BEGIN {
unshift(@INC, ".../sharedlib1.0")
}
use sharedlib;
sub perlsub {
#call some function in sharedlib
}
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Re: "use"ing different versions of same perl module by John M. Dlugosz (Monsignor) on May 06, 2011 at 20:47 UTC
Perhaps you can fix the spot that calls the old function that is no longer present or compatible. Did the library remove the feature completely, or more likely, just change the way it is accessed? Perhaps a spot change to the code will allow it to use the new library just fine.	[reply]
Re: "use"ing different versions of same perl module by suaveant (Parson) on May 06, 2011 at 20:34 UTC
If the module in question uses its own namespace I think you are SOL, unless you are willing to do some recoding. If it loads stuff into the current namespace only you could probably get away with it by loading it in the main program then deleting it from %INC, or do a 'do' in the sub module... - Ant - Some of my best work - (1 2 3)	[reply]
Re: "use"ing different versions of same perl module by Anonymous Monk on May 07, 2011 at 00:36 UTC
Module::Versions - Handle versions of loaded modules with flexible result interface only - Load specific module versions; Install many	[reply]
Re^2: "use"ing different versions of same perl module by John M. Dlugosz (Monsignor) on May 07, 2011 at 00:56 UTC
That looks like the result of a search for Version Loading keywords, with no understanding of the OP's question. How does presenting information about a loaded version, or specifying which version should be loaded, do anything to address the problem?	[reply]