Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 22:28:28 -0400 From: Jack Baty <jbaty@fusionary.com> To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Perl version in the base distribution Message-ID: <20020418022828.GW9637@marvin.fusionary.com> In-Reply-To: <20020416234258.A65273@xor.obsecurity.org> References: <20020417040242.GA36311@vampiro.rshb.com.ru> <20020416234258.A65273@xor.obsecurity.org>
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> > why RELENG_4 still keeps hanging on Perl 5.0 ? > > Because we try not to break backwards compatibility within a -stable > branch. Upgrading to perl 5.6 would break compatibility, so it won't > happen. 5.0-CURRENT already has 5.6.1. > > > I was disappointed in it while trying to make mod_perl2 with apache2. > Kris Kennaway wrote: > Just install the perl 5.6 port. And after mucking about for a while this past week after installing the port, but having troubles with it, I discovered that I could do... # /usr/local/bin/use.perl port or # /usr/local/bin/use.perl system To switch between the two. Not sure if there's any downside to doing that, but it worked for me. -- Jack Baty Fusionary Media - http://www.fusionary.com/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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