Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 09:41:50 -0400 From: Keith Stevenson <k.stevenson@louisville.edu> To: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org> Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Perl 5.6.0? Message-ID: <20000406094150.B34220@osaka.louisville.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0004060918210.2063-100000@thelab.hub.org>; from scrappy@hub.org on Thu, Apr 06, 2000 at 09:24:06AM -0300 References: <38EC443F.C1503735@gorean.org> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0004060918210.2063-100000@thelab.hub.org>
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(cc-list pruned) On Thu, Apr 06, 2000 at 09:24:06AM -0300, The Hermit Hacker wrote: <snip> > > My stupid question, though, is why is this such a big issue? Would it be > too hard to extend our /usr/src build process so that it is smart enough > to do an install out of ports, and just build the ports version of 5.6.0, > vs trying to integrate it into our build tree? Create a symlink to > /usr/ports/devel/perl560 so that when it cd's to the perl directory and > does a 'make', it builds that? Take a look at perl's build process. After you are done, take a look at how Mark M. mangled it to make it fit nicely into FreeBSD's buildworld process. After your eyes uncross, you'll understand why no one is falling all over themselves to tackle the issue. It's not trivial. Parts of the core OS depend on perl. Making those parts depend on a port is unacceptable. Importing a new version of perl, ESPECIALLY a version which is not 100% backwards compatible with the one currently in the tree is a delicate process. Unfortunately, perl's build process makes it much harder than it should. If you need the new functionality, install the port. I have every confidence that perl 5.6.x will eventually be imported into the tree. Now is a bit too soon though. Regards, --Keith Stevenson-- -- Keith Stevenson System Programmer - Data Center Services - University of Louisville k.stevenson@louisville.edu PGP key fingerprint = 4B 29 A8 95 A8 82 EA A2 29 CE 68 DE FC EE B6 A0 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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