Date: Fri, 6 May 2005 13:02:59 -0700 (PDT) From: "Freddie Cash" <fcash@ocis.net> To: "Eliot Earle" <sfromley@ntlworld.com> Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problem with Perl Version Message-ID: <61678.24.71.0.233.1115409779.squirrel@imap.sd73.bc.ca> In-Reply-To: <427BC5B1.6080900@ntlworld.com> References: <427B7673.9010500@charter.net> <20050506135532.GO1175@k7.mavetju> <444AD848C78AE263F942A854@utd49554.utdallas.edu> <427BC5B1.6080900@ntlworld.com>
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> Paul Schmehl wrote: >> And don't forget to recompile *every* perl port you previously >> installed. > I'd deinstall perl. Forcibly if needed. > Then I'd install it fresh, and reinstall everything that used to use > the old perl, using something like > http://www.ramblingwaffles.net/perlfix to > automate the procedure. Why? Just follow the procedures outlined in /usr/ports/UPDATING and you'll have an upgraded perl in no time. You can even leave the old version installed if you want, and switch between them using the "use.perl" program. -- Freddie Cash, CCNT CCLP Helpdesk / Network Support Tech. School District 73 (250) 377-HELP [377-4357] fcash@sd73.bc.ca helpdesk@sd73.bc.ca
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