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Date: Tue, 8 Jul 1997 13:11:41 -0500 (CDT)
From: "M. L. Dodson" <bdodson@beowulf.utmb.edu>
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To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.com, mgrommet@insolwwb.net
Subject: Re: Help please with PERL
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You will probably need to reinstall perl.  When the port is made
it goes through a configuration step where it probes various places
in your file system to determine the capabilities of the OS.  It
likely did not find SysV IPC when it did that step, so now thinks
the OS cannot do SysV IPC.  Have a look at config.sh (if I remember
correctly).  It should indicate the state of perl's understanding
of your machines' capabilities.

Bud Dodson

By the way, it is not necessary to use the port.  Perl5.004 compiles
just fine using its native configuration script.  I find I have more
flexibility using that, although the same flexibility may be available
by doing a make config from within a port make, then editing config.sh 
by hand. 

> 
> I just compiled perl5.004 using the
> port makefile.
> 
> I am attempting to set up perl to use IPC
> so I can take advantage of semaphores.
> 
> Perl compiled wonderfully
> but when I attempt to use a semaphore, I get back from perl:
> System V IPC is not implemented on this machine at ./semexample line
> 7.
> 
> Ok... I figured i needed to enable sys V ipc type
> stuff in the kernel (as mentioned by the FAQ and handbook)
> so I re config'ed the kernel and still no dice... I have placed
> the kernel options to make this work and reinstalled the new kernel
> but I still get the same error mesg.  
> I am simply not sure if I have a perl misconfiguration
> or a freebsd problem.  
> 
> I am sort of leaning towards a perl problem
> but I need to make sure that freebsd is configured right first.
> 
> If anyone has experience with this (on the freebsd side or on the 
> perl side, either way) please let me know.  
> I have been pouring through the faqs for both perl and freebsd
> not to mention search engines and dejanews trying
> to find an answer to this.
> 
> If it is a perl problem, how can I make sure IPC gets recognized and 
> installed with perl?
> 
> Thanks for your help.
> 
> 
> Mike Grommet
> System Admin
> Internet Solutions, Inc.
> 

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