Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 10:35:47 -0700 From: Adam Weinberger <adam@vectors.cx> To: Mark Stosberg <mark@summersault.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: perl 5.8.0 "use.perl system" doesn't update /usr/local/bin/perl Message-ID: <20020724173547.GU94707@vectors.cx> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.44.0207241058440.15477-100000@nollie.summersault.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.44.0207241058440.15477-100000@nollie.summersault.com>
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/usr/local is where ports go. ports don't install into
/usr/{bin,include,lib}, and system doesn't install into
/usr/local{bin,include,lib}. that's the whole point.
you should modify your scripts to use /usr/bin/perl.
if you want to use perl5.8.0, use /usr/local/bin/perl5.8.0
-Adam
>> (07.24.2002 @ 0907 PST): Mark Stosberg said, in 1.3K: <<
>
> 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/
>
>
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>> end of "perl 5.8.0 "use.perl system" doesn't update /usr/local/bin/perl" from Mark Stosberg <<
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