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msys by default with perl 5.6, I would like to replace it as latest perl version, I have few options:
- compile perl from source using mingw gcc
- install msys extention 5.8 pre-compiled
- portable strawberry perl 5.18
I am lazy so prefer last one, in fact that is most easy way to get latest perl to go !
1) remove perl 5.6 from msys
instead of really remove perl 5.6 from msys, I just rename them from /bin
perl.exe_removed perl5.6.1.exe_removed perlbug_removed perlcc_removed perldoc_removed perlld_removed pl2pm_removed pod2html_removed pod2latex_removed pod2man_removed pod2text_removed pod2usage_removed podchecker_removed podselect_removed
2) add new strawberry perl path in msys /etc/profile
# strawberry perl 5.18 export PATH=$PATH:/portable/portable-perl5.18/perl/site/bin:/portable/portable-perl5.18/perl/bin:/portable/portable-perl5.18/c/bin
3) verify perl 5.18 setup
$ which perl /portable/portable-perl5.18/perl/bin/perl $ perl -v This is perl 5, version 18, subversion 4 (v5.18.4) built for MSWin32-x86-multi-thread-64int Copyright 1987-2013, Larry Wall Perl may be copied only under the terms of either the Artistic License or the GNU General Public License, which may be found in the Perl 5 source kit. Complete documentation for Perl, including FAQ lists, should be found on this system using "man perl" or "perldoc perl". If you have access to the Internet, point your browser at http://www.perl.org/, the Perl Home Page.
4) test perl script
better to use #!env perl instead of #!/usr/bin/perl, it will find perl from env path
$ less hello.pl #!env perl print "Hello World!\n"