From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 13 00:42:29 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 20D6416A4CF for ; Wed, 13 Oct 2004 00:42:29 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mproxy.gmail.com (rproxy.gmail.com [64.233.170.197]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA75C43D3F for ; Wed, 13 Oct 2004 00:42:28 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nocmonkey@gmail.com) Received: by mproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id 79so457943rnk for ; Tue, 12 Oct 2004 17:42:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.38.209.30 with SMTP id h30mr500878rng; Tue, 12 Oct 2004 17:42:27 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.38.73.58 with HTTP; Tue, 12 Oct 2004 17:42:27 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 20:42:27 -0400 From: Danny To: Christopher Nehren In-Reply-To: <1097290665.785.14.camel@prophecy.dyndns.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <0F7C78308FE3BA2A1FF3EEE3@utd49554.utdallas.edu> <1097290665.785.14.camel@prophecy.dyndns.org> cc: Paul Schmehl cc: FreeBSD-questions Subject: Re: How to update perl on FreeBSD 4.9R (Resolved) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Danny List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 00:42:29 -0000 On Fri, 08 Oct 2004 22:57:45 -0400, Christopher Nehren wrote: > On Fri, 2004-10-08 at 14:40 -0400, Danny wrote: > > I am trying to install a perl CPAN module: > > > > mx1# perl Makefile.PL > > Perl 5.006 required--this is only version 5.00503, stopped at > > Makefile.PL line 3. > > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at Makefile.PL line 3. > > mx1# > > > > All I know is that I need to update to a newer version. > > Ahh, you're trying to install a Perl module -- which, as luck would have > it, has a FreeBSD port available. cd to ${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Date- > Calc/ , type "make install", and watch it do its magic. I did not know you could install Perl module's through the ports. Thank you, Christopher, Erik, Paul, Donald, and everyone else that replied. Bottom line: due to the fact that I did not know you could install Perl module's via the ports, I got involved in an area (Perl) which I am not at all familiar with. In my own defence, I have just searched the FreeBSD site, the Handbook (and the ports section), and there is no mention that you can install Perl modules from the ports, instead of going the CPAN route. I am familiar with the ports, and think very highly of them, but I have never worked with an application which required an additional Perl module. But, now I know where to look. Anyway, I have learnt a great deal and hopefully this helps someone else in the future. Cheers, ...D