[ic] Need to use older PERL

[Murray Gibbins]

David Somner wrote:

> I tried to install Perl 5.6.0 but that did not work - I had to restore
> the older version of perl.  There are utilities used by the COBALTS that
> require Perl 5.005.03 and only that version - any other version breaks
> the code!
> 
> I still have the Perl 5.6.0 binaries on the drive.
> 
> How can I either (a) use the older Perl version, or (b) use the new
> executable as the default Perl for Interchange?


simple

install perl form a tar ball and set the prefix to some other path.
then run interchange in an environment that only sees the new perl install !

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