Re: compatibility between 5.8 and 5.6

Pure-perl modules are generally compatible. Modules that are part XS need to be recompiled for the newer version, the minor version jump from 6 to 8 indicates this.

This is documented somewhere, but I cannot find it anymore.

Comment on Re: compatibility between 5.8 and 5.6

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Re^2: compatibility between 5.8 and 5.6 by moritz (Cardinal) on Feb 16, 2012 at 14:56 UTC
It's in perlpolicy. I'd also like to point out that both 5.6 and 5.8 are both hopelessly outdated, one should look at 5.12 or 5.14 instead. Perl 6 - second systems done right	[reply]
Re^2: compatibility between 5.8 and 5.6 by ikegami (Patriarch) on Feb 16, 2012 at 18:05 UTC
the minor version jump from 6 to 8 indicates this. Perl 5.8.9 is Perl 5, version 8, subversion 9. If anything is minor, it's the "9". Subversion (minor version) increases do no require a rebuild, but going from 5.6 and 5.9 is a version (major version) increase, and those do require a rebuild.	[reply]