Date: Fri, 08 Oct 2004 14:20:56 -0500 From: Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu> To: Danny <nocmonkey@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD-questions <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: How to update perl on FreeBSD 4.9R Message-ID: <BFDD426CB284C3C61541E9DF@utd49554.utdallas.edu> In-Reply-To: <addc34c604100811402adfd803@mail.gmail.com> References: <addc34c604100811227addd077@mail.gmail.com> <0F7C78308FE3BA2A1FF3EEE3@utd49554.utdallas.edu> <addc34c604100811402adfd803@mail.gmail.com>
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--On Friday, October 08, 2004 02:40:06 PM -0400 Danny <nocmonkey@gmail.com> wrote: > > Whatever is easiest; I do not feel like rebuilding the src, but I > don't know if I need to. > > I am trying to install a perl CPAN module: > > mx1# perl Makefile.PL > Perl 5.006 required--this is only version 5.00503, stopped at > Makefile.PL line 3. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at Makefile.PL line 3. > mx1# > > All I know is that I need to update to a newer version. > >> It might be helpful if you described what you're trying to accomplish. > > To update to a newer version of Perl, so that I can install this > date:calc CPAN module. > Then I would recommend that you install the ports version of perl - /usr/ports/lang/perl5.8/ When you finish, you need to run use.perl port (read pkg-message), and you'll have to rebuild any ports you've already built that use perl since you will have changed the default perl installation. Paul Schmehl (pauls@utdallas.edu) Adjunct Information Security Officer The University of Texas at Dallas AVIEN Founding Member http://www.utdallas.edu
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