Yes, you can use PPM-Profile to transfer your modules from 817 or earlier to a later ActiveP
erl release.

 

The main caveat is that it will only restore modules that:

 

a)      have been installed by PPM originally

b)      still exist in the PPM repository

 

Modules will also not be restored to exactly the same version, but to the latest version ava
ilable from the repository.

 

Cheers,

-Jan

 

 

From: activeperl-bounces@[...].com [mailto:activeperl-bounces@[...].com] On Behalf Of listma
il
Sent: August 6, 2007 4:23 PM
To: activeperl@[...].com
Subject: Re: ActiveState releases ActivePerl 5.8.8.822

 

> > http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/docs/ActivePerl/5.8/install.html#upgrade_58
> > If your site\lib has been created with ActivePerl 817 or earlier, then you need to comple
tely remove the whole directory tree, do
a clean installation, and reinstall your modules with PPM. This is necessary because in Acti
vePerl 818 the order of lib and site\lib
in > > @INC has been reversed, and all bundled modules now reside in the lib directory. Havin
g older versions of these bundled
modules in site\lib at the front of @INC results in a broken installation.


I've ran 817 for the longest and it is nice to run across a note like this in which I can ke
ep in mind I upgrade 8.22.

> > Alternatively, you can use PPM-Profile to help save and restore your locally installed PP
M packages.

Is this an applicable option to 817 and earlier?  More preferably can anyone share any exper
ience(s) with rebuilding a large perl
install from 817 (or earlier) using this method?

 


Jan Dubois wrote: 

ActiveState is pleased to announce ActivePerl 5.8.8.822, a maintenance
release of the complete, ready-to-install Perl distribution for Windows,
Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris, AIX and HP-UX.
 
For detailed information or to download ActivePerl, see:
    http://www.activestate.com/products/activeperl/
 
== New in ActivePerl 5.8.8.822 ==
 
Maintenance release with updates including:
 
* Several hundred updates and bug fixes from the core Perl repository
* Bundled modules updated to the latest released versions
* Enhanced support for MinGW
* Improved Windows installers
 
Download ActivePerl 5.8.8.822 now:
    http://www.activestate.com/store/activeperl
 
=== Getting Started ===
 
Whether you're a first-time user or a long-time fan, our free resources 
will help you get the most from ActivePerl. 
 
User forums and FAQs:
   http://community.activestate.com/products/ActivePerl
 
Mailing list archives:
    http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/?topic=Perl
 
Documentation:
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