unrecognized switch -E after following newbie cpan tutorial

I followed the instructions on

perl.jonallen.info/writing/articles/install-perl-modules-without-root

install is okay, make test is okay.

But, when I do the test

perl -MAcme::Time::Baby -E 'say babytime'

I get

Unrecognized switch : -E (-h will show valid options)

this is perlv5.8.5 for x86_64

Any help would be super.

Thanks!!

 

You perl is 8 years old, and it is too old to have this switch, it was added in perl 5.10.0. Do this:

perl -MAcme::Time::Baby -e 'print babytime'

 

Thanks for replying.

I did try that.. I got

Bareword found where operator expected at -e line 1, near "say babytime"

I will request my perl to be updated. Thanks!

 

Replace "say" with "print".

 

You're the man! Who needs 5.10 now?