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Date:      Sun, 15 Nov 1998 22:18:44 -0800 (PST)
From:      asami@FreeBSD.ORG (Satoshi Asami)
To:        mark@grondar.za
Cc:        andreas@klemm.gtn.com, current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: perl5 is needed to build kernel, why the a make.conf option NOPERL5 ?
Message-ID:  <199811160618.WAA00540@silvia.hip.berkeley.edu>
In-Reply-To: <199811160606.IAA04093@greenpeace.grondar.za> (message from Mark Murray on Mon, 16 Nov 1998 08:06:32 %2B0200)

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 * The intention is to use "system" perl for everything.
 * 
 * If a port breaks, then fix that port.  :-)

That's a little terse, Mark. ;)

 * > Some ports still need perl5 from the ports collection.

If that's the case, either system perl5 is broken or the port is
broken, and should be fixed.

 * > So I set these options and removed perl5 completely from /usr/bin,

Don't do that. :)

 * > BTW, the perl5 port doesn't compile and install on a -current
 * > system by default, because it's in the base system.

It shouldn't, and that's fine.

Satoshi

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