Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 16:15:52 -0400 (EDT) From: forrie@forrie.com To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Perl in 6.1 Message-ID: <60395.66.92.69.182.1150229752.squirrel@forrie.com> In-Reply-To: <44ejxs95kv.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> References: <56353.66.92.69.182.1150229103.squirrel@forrie.com> <44ejxs95kv.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
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> forrie@forrie.com writes: > >> I've just installed a fresh 6.1 system and I noted perl wasn't included >> in >> the core build. I also see it mentioned in the ObsoleteFiles area in >> /usr/src. >> >> Where is the announcement about perl being removed, etc. What's the >> scoop. > > It was in the release announcement when 5.0 was released. Perl hasn't > been in the base system since 2003. > > Just install it from the ports or packages, as the installation > program would have done for you if you had installed a port that > needed it. > Okay, thanks. I recall there being a bit of perl code in the system build, so they would have had to rewrite all that in shell. Thanks again, Forrest
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