Re: Windows type needs to set up Linux with Perl 5.8.1 to match PAUSE

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Here is where you find old perls:

http://www.cpan.org/src/5.0/

This page is pretty helpful too:

http://www.cpan.org/src

Installing perl from source is really easy:

$ wget http://www.cpan.org/src/5.0/perl-5.8.1.tar.gz
$ tar -zxf perl-5.8.1.tar.gz 
$ cd perl-5.8.1
$ sh Configure -de -Dprefix=/opt/perl-5.8.1
$ make
$ make install
$ export PATH="/opt/perl-5.8.1/bin:$PATH"

Now you have a throwaway perl in /opt/perl-5.8.1.