Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:25:53 -0600 From: Josh Paetzel <josh@tcbug.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Perl-5.10.0 in FBSD-7.0 Message-ID: <200801251025.58984.josh@tcbug.org> In-Reply-To: <20080124070225.255eb9e5@scorpio> References: <20080123123511.3177137c@scorpio> <47979341.1000100@FreeBSD.org> <20080124070225.255eb9e5@scorpio>
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--nextPart2756193.98O3hFqtyL Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On Thursday 24 January 2008 06:02:25 am Gerard wrote: > On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:19:29 +0100 > > Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> wrote: > > Gerard wrote: > > > I have not been able to find any information in regards to the > > > latest version of Perl, version 5.10.0, released in December. > > > > > > 1) When will this version be available in the ports system? > > > > After 7.0 is released. > > > > > 2) Will FreeBSD-7.0 use this as the default Perl version? > > > > Not as it will be shipped, but users can upgrade to it later. I was > > going to say "easily upgrade", but that might turn out to be a lie :) > > > > Historically, new versions of perl are a recipe for large amounts of > > pain because of all the old perl code that stops working. It would > > be completely irresponsible to attempt that update prior to the > > release (and moreover, the packages are already finalized for 7.0 > > anyway, modulo security updates). > > IMHO, updating to a new OS is like buying a new car. I certainly would > not purchase a new vehicle if it contained an old motor. Yes, I could > swap out the old motor for a new one once I purchase it; however, > wouldn't it have been wiser for the dealer to have done so and spared > me the problem. Perhaps this is not the ideal analogy; however, I think > you get the idea. > > I just hope this decision does not cause the fiasco that the updating > of Xorg caused and still, from reading the postings on this forum, > still continue to cause for some users. > > Thanks for your response. But you're using BSD because of it's history of stability and habit of "Jus= t=20 Working" right? What a new version of perl has to fight is a history of years (can I say=20 decades yet?) of perl upgrades that broke tons of stuff due to a lack of=20 backwards compatibility. No one listens to the perl people when they say=20 that "new shiny version X isn't different in a way that will affect anythin= g"=20 anymore becasuse they've been saying that for years and it's just not been= =20 true. Changing the default version of perl to 5.10.0 is going to break ton= s=20 of ports, and everyone knows it. =2D-=20 Thanks, Josh Paetzel PGP: 8A48 EF36 5E9F 4EDA 5A8C 11B4 26F9 01F1 27AF AECB --nextPart2756193.98O3hFqtyL Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBHmg2WJvkB8SevrssRAl9xAJ0RYw2XDkdh/feEpKEtf0pVidaWnACeNlv3 k8WHBQ29y+0b8OHm9npObTE= =GNv+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart2756193.98O3hFqtyL--
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