[Bioperl-l] RE: Bioperl-l digest, Vol 1 #674 - 1 msg

[Clif Posey]

Try using the CPAN module itself.  It can automate the updates of most
modules. I know some sysadmins that use it to update all modules every
night.  Of course, the better your source libraries are, the more successful
the module will be.
It also incorporates bundles which helps with the prerequisite modules.

In answer to your question, many older modules will work with the newer
perl.  There are many other reasons that you will want to upgrade.  Both
perls can be kept with only a symbolic change necessary in case of upset on
a 24/7 system.

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   1. need advice (Lisa Corsetti)

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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 11:40:13 -0800 (PST)
From: Lisa Corsetti <lisa@meilu.llnl.gov>
To: bioperl-l@bioperl.org
Cc: slezak@llnl.gov
Subject: [Bioperl-l] need advice

Hi!

I am trying to install bioperl-1 on our systems here at Lawrence Livermore
National laboratory.  We are running on Sun's Solaris 6/7 with an older
version of Perl - perl5.005.  I am running into a snag when I try to
install the IO::String CPAN module.  When I do perl Makefile.PL
on the String module, it says that it requires perl5.00503.
Our version of perl is very close to the version required by the
IO::String module!  But, close only counts in horse shoes in this case. :)

We have added numerous CPAN modules to our perl over the years.  Lots of
time has been invested in getting our perl environment to the point where
it suits a host of developers needs.  So, I am hesitant to want to build
a brand new version of perl at this point.  Perhaps, it's because I don't
yet understand all that it would involve.  For example, if I build a
perl5.6 would I need to go back and install all of the CPAN modules
over again?

Is there an easy way to patch our existing 5.005 version of perl to
bring it up to 5.005_03 so that we could install the modules required
by bioperl?

Sorry if these questions seem trivial or "dumb", I'm trying to be
careful about this since we do have many many person hours invested
in our current perl environment.

Thanks for any help or advice that you can offer!

Lisa Corsetti
UNIX System Administrator
Biology and Biotechnology Research Program
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory


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