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Install Tk newer version over existing version

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Fred Hare

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Dec 20, 2009, 2:59:49 PM12/20/09
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I use Windows XP SP3, Perl v5.8.9 built for MSWin32-x86-multi-thread
and Tk::VERSION = '804.027'
I want to switch to Tk::VERSION = '804.027_500'
Can I just install the newer version (from Tk-804.027_500.tar.gz) OVER
the installed version?
Or do I have to uninstall the older version first?.
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Fred

smallpond

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Dec 21, 2009, 10:30:27 AM12/21/09
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Tk-804.027_500.tar.gz is source, not binary, if you got it from CPAN,
so you would have to compile it first. Portions of Tk are written in
C.

Better is to get an updated installable package from wherever you got
perl.

Fred Hare

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Dec 21, 2009, 12:32:27 PM12/21/09
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OK - there is a "ppm install" for 804.028.0.0 available from BdP
Repository (www.bribes.org). But the question remains:
Can I just install 804.028 OVER the existing version 804.027?
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Fred

smallpond

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Dec 21, 2009, 4:17:52 PM12/21/09
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Documentation for upgrading a package using ppm is here:
http://docs.activestate.com/activeperl/5.8/faq/ActivePerl-faq2.html#upgrade_package

Fred Hare

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Dec 22, 2009, 1:01:45 PM12/22/09
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Thank you smallpond, used this URL to update to 804.028.
But now I have two Tk modules installed, one in C:\Perl\lib and one in
C:\Perl\site\lib.
And I cannot uninstall Tk 804.027 with ppm because it was not installed
by ppm (it is part of Perl 5.8.9).
I will use Acronis to go back and then *just forget about 804.028*
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Fred


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