Perl 5.8.3 download link

[Srinikalyan]

Is there any where I get the software of Perl 5.8.3 for HP-UX so that I can download and install in one of the test server? Currently as part of the normal build we have only 5.8.8 which we dont need.

Thanks,
Srini

[Pete Randall]

http://www.perl.org/get.html


Pete

[James R. Ferguson · Accepted solution]

Hi:

It's a shame not to take advanatage of 6-years of developement. Perl 5.8.3 dates to early 2004. If you insist, you can fetch it (and will need to compile it) from here:

http://search.cpan.org/~nwclark/perl-5.8.3/pod/perl583delta.pod

Regards!

...JRF...

[Srinikalyan]

I have got the Perl 5.8.3 version for HP-UX from HP. Can I just use the option 'allow_downdate' to downgrade the Perl to my required version from latest 5.8.8 without any problem.
swlist -x allow_downdate=true -s /tmp/perl5.8.3

Thanks,
Srini

[Dennis Handly]

>Can I just use the option allow_downdate to downgrade the Perl to my required version from latest 5.8.8 without any problem?

It might be simpler to swremove the perl you have and then reinstall the older version.

[Srinikalyan]

Dennis,

Actually the installed perl version has lot of dependencies with other products or filesets.
* The fileset "Bastille.BASTILLE,l=/,r=B.3.0.31" requires the
selected fileset
"Perl5-64.PERL-RUN,l=/opt/perl_64,r=D.5.8.8.B" as a
corequisite.
* The fileset "Bastille.BASTILLE-AUX,l=/,r=B.3.0.31" requires
the selected fileset
"Perl5-64.PERL-RUN,l=/opt/perl_64,r=D.5.8.8.B" as a
corequisite.
* The fileset "SecurityTools.TOOLSFILESET,l=/,r=B.01.04.10"
requires the selected fileset
"Perl5-64.PERL-RUN,l=/opt/perl_64,r=D.5.8.8.B" as a
corequisite.

[.... Lot more.....]

Is it OK to forcefully remove the inetalled perl and install the lower version?

Thanks,
Srini

[Dennis Handly]

>Is it OK to forcefully remove the installed perl and install the lower version?

Most likely not, unless 5.8.3 is installed elsewhere. Otherwise those tools may no longer work. You would probably have to remove those too.

Any reason you don't use 5.8.8 as JRF suggested?

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

You shouldn't need to remove Perl. Installation of the different version will do that for you. I know this works when moving forward (up) in versions.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Dennis Handly]

>JRF: You shouldn't need to remove Perl.

Yes but by using swremove it gave useful info about how "you can't get it up the steps". :-)