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From: Parv <parv@pair.com>
To: Jorn Argelo <jorn@wcborstel.nl>
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Subject: Re: upgrading perl -ports
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in message <4316BC23.9070409@wcborstel.nl>, wrote Jorn Argelo
thusly...
>
> About your problem, you should really recompile Perl from the
> ports-tree if you want to upgrade your Perl version. And after you
> did that, I always rebooted the machine. I don't know how it will
> function without rebooting the machine, or if it's even possible
> to upgrade Perl properly without a reboot.

There is no reason to reboot just to upgrade perl "properly".
Rebooting does nothing in regard to upgrading perl, rather you just
cause inconvenience to yourself.


  - Parv

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