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Asked: 2026-05-16T08:52:59+00:00

I’m testing my project installation script on CentOS5.5. My project need Date::Manip module which

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I’m testing my project installation script on CentOS5.5.
My project need Date::Manip module which requires feature module…

When I try to install it (feature) through CPAN, CPAN wants to install Perl 5.9.5…

*** WHOA THERE!!! ***

    This is an UNSTABLE DEVELOPMENT release.
    The version of this perl5 distribution is 9, that is, odd,
    (as opposed to even) and that signifies a development release.
    If you want a maintenance release, you want an even-numbered version.

    Do ***NOT*** install this into production use.
    Data corruption and crashes are possible.

    It is most seriously suggested that you do not continue any further
    unless you want to help in developing and debugging Perl.

    If you *still* want to build perl, you can answer 'y' now,
    or pass -Dusedevel to Configure.

How can I handle this kind of problem ?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Date::Manip requires Perl 5.10 to function, see the META.yml:

    requires:
  ...
  perl: 5.010

    The older version (5.56) instead only requires perl 5.001 to function and should therefore be safe for you to install.

    In other words, if you want that latest version you’ll have to update your system’s perl to at least 5.10. CentOS comes with an old 5.8.8 version, unfortunately.

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