Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 21:21:45 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Side-by-side Perl Message-ID: <20030126212145.GA55305@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophi> In-Reply-To: <200301262107.H0QL7P223340@asarian-host.net> References: <200301262107.H0QL7P223340@asarian-host.net>
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On Sun, Jan 26, 2003 at 10:07:17PM +0100, Mark wrote:
> Is it possible to install Perl 5.8 next to 5.005_03, on FreeBSD 4.7R? The
> docs say this can be done, and that using something like:
>
> sh Configure -Dprefix=/opt/perl5.8
>
> Ought to do the trick. But has anyone ever tried this for real? I really
> cannot afford to lose my Perl 5.005_03, as a great many applications I run
> depend on it, and the additional packages that were installed over the years
> (many xs).
>
> So, can I install Perl 5.8 in such a way as will leave my entire 5.005_03
> intact?
Just install the perl-5.8.0 port, but think twice about running the
'use.perl' script if you want /usr/bin/perl to remain as perl-5.00503.
The port will install into /usr/local, which won't interfere with the
system provided stuff under /usr. Works just fine.
Cheers,
Matthew
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