Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 11:07:09 -0500 (EST) From: Mark Stosberg <mark@summersault.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: perl 5.8.0 "use.perl system" doesn't update /usr/local/bin/perl Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.44.0207241058440.15477-100000@nollie.summersault.com>
next in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Hello, I recently installed the Perl 5.8 port for FreeBSD easily with "make install". Thanks to the FreeBSD crew for making this so easy. It was also nice to find the "use.perl" script to easily switch between the system perl and the perl port. I ran into a small hang-up running "use.perl system" (after running "user.perl port") which I'd like to ask about. The script sucessfully updated "/usr/bin/perl", but left me with a couple oddities. First, "/usr/bin/perl5.8.0" now points to perl 5.00503, which is confusing. Secondly, "/usr/local/bin/perl" still points to the newer Perl 5.8.0. As a FreeBSD user from the 2.2.x days, I still have several perl scripts on the system that refer to "/usr/local/bin/perl", because /usr/bin/perl pointed to perl 4, if I recall correctly. It's easy enough to work around this with some symbolic links, but I expected the "use.perl system" script would have updated "/usr/local/bin/perl" to point to the older perl as well, while still preserving the perl 5.8 binary somewhere. Does anyone have any insights into why the "use.perl" script isn't taking care of this? (I'm running FreeBSD 4.5 RELEASE). -mark http://mark.stosberg.com/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?Pine.BSF.4.44.0207241058440.15477-100000>