Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 10:17:56 -0700 From: David O'Brien <dev-null@nuxi.ORG> To: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: The future of perl on FreeBSD Message-ID: <20020509101756.A61913@hub.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20020509191631.A58805@energyhq.homeip.net>; from flynn@energyhq.homeip.net on Thu, May 09, 2002 at 07:16:31PM %2B0200 References: <20020509180605.A57805@energyhq.homeip.net> <XFMail.20020509125542.jhb@FreeBSD.org> <20020509191631.A58805@energyhq.homeip.net>
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On Thu, May 09, 2002 at 07:16:31PM +0200, Miguel Mendez wrote:
> > Ports should avoid messing with stuff outside of ${PREFIX} if they can
> > help it. Existing systems will already have a /usr/bin/perl on them
> > unless the user goes and removes it. People writing or executing scripts for
> > new systems can easily figure out something is wrong when they get:
>
> Now that I think of it, you are absolutely right, John. Just let's make
> a big big banner saying "Perl is no longer in base" so everybody notices
Ok, then. What is so wrong with /usr/bin/perl being "/usr/bin/env perl",
or DES's wrapper?
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