TiMBuS
January 22nd, 2008, 08:12 AM
Okayso, I know Ubuntu isn't always exactly on the bleeding edge when it comes to upgrades and I can deal with this, but I've been using 5.10 on windows and it's just plain awesome.
5.10 doesn't ruin backwards compatibility with 5.8 code, so what are the odds I'll be able to build a 5.10 .deb file and install it over 5.8.8 without breaking stuff?
I know, I can install 5.10 in /opt/perl or somewhere similar (and I have), but I figure if I can safely hack it into Ubuntu as the core /usr/bin/perl then everyone wins since 5.10 is faster, and I don't have to use a different hashbang at the start of my scripts as well.
So.. What are the odds of me pulling this off without breaking everything? Would it be too risky to even bother attempting?
I should also ask if someone already done this, and if so is there a repository I can find it on?
Cheers.
5.10 doesn't ruin backwards compatibility with 5.8 code, so what are the odds I'll be able to build a 5.10 .deb file and install it over 5.8.8 without breaking stuff?
I know, I can install 5.10 in /opt/perl or somewhere similar (and I have), but I figure if I can safely hack it into Ubuntu as the core /usr/bin/perl then everyone wins since 5.10 is faster, and I don't have to use a different hashbang at the start of my scripts as well.
So.. What are the odds of me pulling this off without breaking everything? Would it be too risky to even bother attempting?
I should also ask if someone already done this, and if so is there a repository I can find it on?
Cheers.