# Updating Perl? **URL:** \ **Category:** SLES Configure-Administer\ **Created:** [January 14, 2014, 5:41am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/updating-perl/24979 "2014-01-14T05:41:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tomwardrop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@tomwardrop](https://forums.suse.com/u/tomwardrop)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 5:41am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/updating-perl/24979/1 "2014-01-14T05:41:39Z")
Hi, An application I wish to run requires perl v5.10.1, but I have v5.10.0 which is the latest version available in the standard SLES repo’s (I’m running SLES 11 SP3). My question is, what do I do when I run into out-dated software like this that needs updating? Do I need to resort to compiling things from scratch, or is there a nicer way to go about obtaining an RPM? Alternatively, is it possible to compile from source but package it into an RPM so I can managed my compiled version via zypper. What’s the best approach here? Cheers, Tom ---
**Author:** ![malcolmlewis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/malcolmlewis/32/11375_2.png) [@malcolmlewis](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolmlewis)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 6:22am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/updating-perl/24979/2 "2014-01-14T06:22:01Z")
> [@](#): > > On Tue 14 Jan 2014 03:44:02 AM CST, tomwardrop wrote: > > Hi, > > An application I wish to run requires perl v5.10.1, but I have v5.10.0 > which is the latest version available in the standard SLES repo’s (I’m > running SLES 11 SP3). My question is, what do I do when I run into > out-dated software like this that needs updating? Do I need to resort to > compiling things from scratch, or is there a nicer way to go about > obtaining an RPM? > > Alternatively, is it possible to compile from source but package it into > an RPM so I can managed my compiled version via zypper. What’s the best > approach here? > > Cheers, > Tom Hi Looking at the changelog from the latest release on the Open Build Service, I see some backports for bug reports; ```auto ------------------------------------------------------------------- Tue Sep 8 13:43:35 CEST 2009 - mls@suse.de - backport upstream fixes for POSIX module to avoid clashes with Fcntl [bnc#446098], [bnc#515948] - backport upstream fix for ISA assertion failure [bnc#528423] - move unicode files from perl-doc to perl, otherwise some perl modules will not work ------------------------------------------------------------------- Sat Sep 5 15:47:24 CEST 2009 - coolo@novell.com - revert to 5.10.0, too many problems (10 failures and 162 cyclic dependencies for d:l:p) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Thu Sep 3 17:05:44 CEST 2009 - mls@suse.de - update to perl-5.10.1 to get rid of some patches (the update mostly consists of changes in the experimental features) ``` These have been fixed in SLE; [https://bugzilla.novell.com/show\_bug.cgi?id=446098](https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=446098) [https://bugzilla.novell.com/show\_bug.cgi?id=515948](https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=515948) [https://bugzilla.novell.com/show\_bug.cgi?id=528423](https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=528423) ```auto rpm -qa --changelog |grep 446098 with Fcntl [bnc#446098], [bnc#515948] rpm -qa --changelog |grep 528423 - backport upstream fix for ISA assertion failure [bnc#528423] ``` So unless your striking some other issue, then what your trying to do is moot as any of the updates to 5.10.1 are present in the SLE version of perl 5.10.0? So if it’s looking for a version reference, the it probably needs tweaking or fixing… If your looking at building rpms, then you can’t beat the Open Build Service; [https://build.opensuse.org/](https://build.opensuse.org/) and for built packages; [http://software.opensuse.org/search?](http://software.opensuse.org/search) Select the spanner to set the distribution search, note anything from here is unsupported, just like local builds of rpms. – Cheers Malcolm °¿° SUSE Knowledge Partner (Linux Counter #276890) openSUSE 13.1 (Bottle) (x86\_64) GNOME 3.10.2 Kernel 3.11.6-4-desktop If you find this post helpful and are logged into the web interface, please show your appreciation and click on the star below… Thanks!