This is the revision history for why not system perl in <freenode.net:##NULL>
| factoid_id | subject | copula | predicate | author | namespace |
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| 11294 | why not system perl | is | 1) You can cause system libraries to find newer versions of modules than they were expecting, 2) If the package manager upgrades perl, your CPAN-installed modules will be broken, 3) On perls older than 5.12, updates to dual-life modules must overwrite core modules or they will appear not to update due to @INC order | grinnz | <*:##NULL> |
| 11286 | why not system perl | is | 1) You can cause system libraries to find newer versions of modules than they were expecting, 2) Sometimes the newer module will appear not to update due to @INC order, 3) On older perls you might actually overwrite files managed by the package manager, 4) If the package manager upgrades perl, your CPAN-installed modules will be broken | grinnz_ | <*:##NULL> |
| 11285 | why not system perl | is | 1) You can cause system libraries depending on the packaged perl to find newer versions of modules than they were expecting, 2) Sometimes the newer module will still be later in @INC than core modules so they will appear not to update, 3) On older perls you might actually overwrite files managed by the package manager | grinnz_ | <*:##NULL> |