Q:

Install Zlib and Gzip modules for old version perl

I'm trying to get the perl Gzip module installed for a 5.8.1 version, can't find a rpm around so I did a manual install by copying over the files of a 5.10 install.
I've read through the suggestions in Manual installation of a Perl Module but it fails to work because of an undefined symbol: Perl_Gthr_key_ptr error in zlib.so (I googled a bit and it seems to be caused by perl version mismatch). So I'm wondering if there's a place I can find a legitimate copy (this is going into our toolchain repo so it has to be from a reliable source) of the ancient zlib+gzip module? Thanks.

A:

According to the CP5.8.1AN index, IO-Compress-2.061 installs fine on your ancient Perl. Build your own package from it, if desired.

