Re: Change Namespace of Package

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It sounds like you don't need to use both version 7 and 8 from the same script, which makes things easier (if you did, that'd make things pretty complicated). You could install the modules to different, custom library paths. Hopefully, the modules use one of the standard Perl installation procedures: If it's ExtUtils::MakeMaker, run perl Makefile.PL INSTALL_BASE=/path/for/v7 resp. /path/for/v8 (the paths where you want to have the libraries installed); if it's Module::Build, run perl Build.PL --install_base /path/for/v7 resp. v8. Then, in your Perl scripts, you can point them at the correct library path, for example with use lib '/path/for/v7/lib/perl5' before loading the module.

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Re^2: Change Namespace of Package by elliott9 (Novice) on Sep 14, 2019 at 22:04 UTC
This is exactly what I needed! I tried for a while to only install only one version to a custom installation location but had issues. Once I gave up on that placed both versions of the package in a custom location (as you recommended) things worked perfectly! Wahoo! Much thanks!	[reply]
Re^2: Change Namespace of Package by ikegami (Patriarch) on Sep 15, 2019 at 21:35 UTC
I prefer to install two builds of Perl rather than much with additional include paths. It's super easy with `perlbrew`, and you don't have to worry about setting the environment right or about different dependencies or version of dependencies, etc.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: Change Namespace of Package by LanX (Saint) on Sep 15, 2019 at 22:06 UTC
Can perlbrew also replicate the installation of my prefered modules, like Data::Dump ? update OK that's rather an issue when having different Perl versions, because otherwise one can share the same lib path. Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language :) Wikisyntax for the Monastery FootballPerl is like chess, only without the dice}	[reply]
Re^4: Change Namespace of Package by soonix (Canon) on Sep 16, 2019 at 11:15 UTC
The doc says there's clone-modules	[reply]
Re^5: Change Namespace of Package by LanX (Saint) on Sep 16, 2019 at 20:15 UTC
Re^4: Change Namespace of Package by ikegami (Patriarch) on Sep 16, 2019 at 10:00 UTC
I'm not sure what you're asking. `perlbrew` doesn't replicate installations. It's a Perl installer and a path-management utility for the shell. But once it installs a build of Perl, you are free to install Data::Dump for it.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^5: Change Namespace of Package by LanX (Saint) on Sep 16, 2019 at 20:19 UTC

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