[CentOS] more recent perl version?

[Jon LaBadie]

On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 10:16:15PM +0200, hw wrote:
> Johnny Hughes schrieb:
> > On 05/23/2017 11:44 AM, hw wrote:
> > > 
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > are there packages replacing the ancient perl version in
> > > Centos 7 with a more recent one, like 5.24?  At least the
> > > state feature is required.
> > 
  [snip]
> 
> The problem is that the expensive POS software doesn´t run on Centos
> because the perl version Centos uses is too old.  It is so old that you
> don´t need to look for the greatest or latest software to run into
> problems; it suffices when you look for something that works.
> 
> Since there is a recent perl version available, there has to be some way
> to use it.

Another path to explore is to ask the expensive software
producer, as they make a Linux version, why they do not
offer a version certified for RHEL?

jl
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