Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 20:00:29 -0400 From: Pete Fritchman <petef@databits.net> To: Ken McGlothlen <mcglk@artlogix.com> Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: lang/perl5?! Message-ID: <20010815200029.A97902@databits.net> In-Reply-To: <87snes51lo.fsf@ralf.artlogix.com>; from mcglk@artlogix.com on Wed, Aug 15, 2001 at 04:45:39PM -0700 References: <20010815234603.C41670@heechee.tobez.org> <87zo9052nz.fsf_-_@ralf.artlogix.com> <20010815192832.A94345@databits.net> <87snes51lo.fsf@ralf.artlogix.com>
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++ 15/08/01 16:45 -0700 - Ken McGlothlen:
| Thanks for pointing that out. As far as I can tell, the relevant section
| starts on line 859 of /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk, and goes something like this:
|
| .if ${OSVERSION} >= 500007
| PERL_VERSION= 5.6.0
| PERL_VER= 5.6.0
| PERL_ARCH= mach
Yes, you'll also want this PERL_ARCH line.
[snip]
| So what's the best way to "fix" that? So far, it's hardwired into the Makefile
| based on the version of FreeBSD you're running (from sysctl -n kern.osreldate).
|
| This strikes me a bit strange. Why not ask Perl directly with `perl -v`? And
| why doesn't the Makefile for lang/perl5 override these automatically for the
| build and install?
I'm not sure, to be honest.
|
| It just seems screwy to me. (And also, off the topic: I didn't know that
| FreeBSD 5.0 was based on a Mach kernel. Is it?)
Perl 5.6.0 just chooses to call the architecture directory 'mach'.
|
| If this were rewritten so that typing "make" would do this:
|
| # cd /usr/ports/lang/perl5/
| # make
| ====> Perl 5.005_03 is already in the system (/usr/bin/perl)!
| To install Perl 5.6.1 into /usr/local/bin (which may cause problems
| with locally written scripts), use "make FORCE=1"
| # _
|
| Then this would be a much simpler matter than hacking Makefiles. I personally
| don't care one way or the other---I can navigate these things---but I worry
| more about novice sysadmins in this regard who are nonetheless happy Perl
| hackers.
I don't think installing a new version of Perl is for notice sysadmins
:-). See -ports mailing list archives for the schedule on having Perl
5.6.0 MFC'd to stable, I'd look it up for you but my connection is acting
funky...
|
| So back to the main question: what's the best way to "fix" that? Change it to
| something like this?
|
| PERL_VER= 5.6.1
| PERL_VERSION= 5.6.1
| PERL_ARCH= i386-freebsd
^^^^^^^^^^^^
mach
|
[snip unneeded makefile fu]
The only thing you'll need to watch out for is setting this back after a
cvsup.
Good luck,
-pete
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