From owner-freebsd-current Sun Nov 15 22:07:26 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id WAA22790 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Sun, 15 Nov 1998 22:07:26 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from gratis.grondar.za (gratis.grondar.za [196.7.18.65]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id WAA22760; Sun, 15 Nov 1998 22:07:05 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mark@grondar.za) Received: from greenpeace.grondar.za (IDENT:p0pFRD6WlHspFLp6P07tqNCZekUbj/bH@greenpeace.grondar.za [196.7.18.132]) by gratis.grondar.za (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id IAA11766; Mon, 16 Nov 1998 08:06:36 +0200 (SAST) (envelope-from mark@grondar.za) Received: from grondar.za (IDENT:pWC2n8zNBw5Ik538+TfDf8OriRmaDMRf@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by greenpeace.grondar.za (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id IAA04093; Mon, 16 Nov 1998 08:06:34 +0200 (SAST) (envelope-from mark@grondar.za) Message-Id: <199811160606.IAA04093@greenpeace.grondar.za> To: Andreas Klemm cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG, asami@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: perl5 is needed to build kernel, why the a make.conf option NOPERL5 ? In-Reply-To: Your message of " Mon, 16 Nov 1998 01:43:32 +0100." <19981116014332.A22523@klemm.gtn.com> References: <19981116014332.A22523@klemm.gtn.com> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 08:06:32 +0200 From: Mark Murray Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG The intention is to use "system" perl for everything. If a port breaks, then fix that port. :-) M Andreas Klemm wrote: > Hi ! > > How to resolve/address this ? .... > > /etc/make.conf has the following knobs: > #NOPERL= true > #NOSUIDPERL= true > > Some ports still need perl5 from the ports collection. > So I set these options and removed perl5 completely from /usr/bin, > /usr/share and /usr/libdata ... > > What happened now ... > > a) Can't compile a kernel without perl, because makedevopts.pl needs > perlt. > > b) The perl 5 port for -current isn't compileable. Fails building. > BTW, since when we are not able to compile perl5 ????? What > happened with FreeBSD ? ;-) > > What is your recommendation for FreeBSD 3.0 ? > > Use both perl5 in the system AND perl5 from the ports collection > for building and installing other ports ? > > BTW, the perl5 port doesn't compile and install on a -current > system by default, because it's in the base system. > > Question. Is this ok ? What about the other ports, that usually > install themselves into a local directory structure under site_perl. > > Well, seems a bit tricky. What are your recommendations ? > > Andreas /// > > -- > Andreas Klemm http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/~andreas > What gives you 90% more speed, for example, in kernel compilation ? > http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/~fsmp/SMP/akgraph-a/graph1.html > "NT = Not Today" (Maggie Biggs) ``powered by FreeBSD SMP'' > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message -- Mark Murray Join the anti-SPAM movement: http://www.cauce.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message