Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 10:07:11 -0400 (EDT) From: Matt Loschert <loschert@servint.com> To: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: The future of perl on FreeBSD Message-ID: <20020508095802.A14783-100000@delft.servint.com> In-Reply-To: <20020508090032.A34800@blackhelicopters.org>
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On Wed, 8 May 2002, Michael Lucas wrote: > As someone who uses both FreeBSD *and* Perl, I want whichever version > of Perl that I want. I want to be able to use my desired version of > Perl without dealing with workarounds or hacks. This is the same way > I want to use Apache or PHP, for example. > > This means installing from a port, and not having to worry about > possible conflicts with the base system. #3. > > ==ml Not that my opinion matters much, but just for the record, I agree 100% with Michael. Perl and FreeBSD make for a near-perfect development environment, but the hassle of maintaining and upgrading them correctly, when one contains the other, makes for a giant PITA. Hopefully, we can remove all system dendencies on Perl and offer users a well-maintained port of Perl instead. - Matt -- Matt Loschert - Software Engineer | email: loschert@servint.com | ServInt Internet Services | web: http://www.servint.net/ | McLean, Virginia USA | phone: (703) 847-1381 | To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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