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simple perl question

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biry

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Nov 5, 2004
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will .pl files that worked on version 5.6.1 may have issues with version 5.8.4.810 ?

thanksyou from a newbie
 
some yes, not with the core language but you must check that each module you're using works properly under the new version of Perl

Mike

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It also depends on how neat the perl script is written. If for example (I know it's a weak one) the script uses a defect in the perl language which is solved the script will crash.

Another example (better) is that an ugly perl script might be dependend of when certain processes are finished without checking this. With a new compiler the sequence at which processes are finished might change.

The more the script is build on asumptions the worse it will be.

So the questions is now bounced back: how well written is the perl script?
 
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