Re: How can I completely remove Perl 5.22?

[Achim Gratz <Stromeko at Nexgo dot DE>]

Am 27.10.2015 um 18:49 schrieb Jim Reisert AD1C:
> I am having some problems trying to make ActiveState Perl and Cygwin
> Perl 5.22 co-exist.

If they did so in the past, I see no reason why they shouldn't continue 
to do so.

> I currently have a Perl program that uses the Tk
> library, which I am unable to compile using the ActiveState PDK.  I am
> pretty sure it was working before I upgraded Cygwin Perl to version
> 5.22.  My current thinking is to backtrack to Cygwin Perl 5.14 and see
> if I can make the two co-habitate again.

I would guess that is merely a temporal coincidence.

> Other than un-installing Cygwin Perl, how can I ensure that all CPAN
> and/or compiled libraries/modules are also removed (most likely in my
> Cygwin home directory)?

Unless you've actively subverted it, Perl knows to keep it's stuff 
separate from other versions of Perl that may happen to be installed on 
the same machine.

You may have an issue with the search order in PATH, though.

> I realize that parts of Perl are needed for
> the Cygwin base install.

No, not yet.

> These are the Cygwin packages that I have installed, that have the
> word "perl" in them:
>
> * perl
> * perl_autorebase
> * perl_base

None of these packages install anything into your home directory.


--
Achim.

(on the road :-)


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