From owner-freebsd-perl@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 30 11:08:49 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-perl@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 451A316A4CE; Sun, 30 Jan 2005 11:08:49 +0000 (GMT) Received: from xyzzy.snsonline.net (icarus.snsonline.net [210.18.214.109]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6171C43D45; Sun, 30 Jan 2005 11:08:47 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from msergeant@snsonline.net) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by xyzzy.snsonline.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD00C7B352F; Sun, 30 Jan 2005 21:08:35 +1000 (EST) In-Reply-To: <20050130105323.GB62253@voodoo.oberon.net> References: <20050129202425.GA56998@heechee.tobez.org> <41FC75E9.3060601@freebsd.org> <20050130104732.GA30800@intserv.int1.b.intern> <20050130105323.GB62253@voodoo.oberon.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v619.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Mark Sergeant Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 21:08:34 +1000 To: Kirill Ponomarew X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.619.2) cc: Holger Kipp cc: perl@freebsd.org cc: Scott Long cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [HEADS UP] perl symlinks in /usr/bin will be gone X-BeenThere: freebsd-perl@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: maintainer of a number of perl-related ports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 11:08:49 -0000 > > If it's linux tradition to put perl in this path, perl programmers > should assume another path on FreeBSD, so it isn't an argument for > the proposed change. > As per the current perl-5.8.6 INSTALL file ... It may seem obvious, but Perl is useful only when users can easily find it. It's often a good idea to have both /usr/bin/perl and /usr/local/bin/perl be symlinks to the actual binary. I like the idea of symlinks to the actual binary and have been doing the same on the mac os X, solaris, irix, linux and FreeBSD boxes I administer. One of the main things I like about FreeBSD is its ports system and the way you can easily configure and install items such as perl. If this is to become the default at least add a knob along the lines of CREATE_PERL_SYMLINKS or somesuch which is enabled by default in an install menu, this should keep everyone happy. I know that working at an ISP I'd have a bloody hard time calling up the 3000 or so people that host with us to tell them that we're going to break their current cgi scripts which work fine on other peoples systems "just cos". I'd like to add a big resounding no for a removal without providing some option in the port to keep those symlinks around. Cheers, Mark