From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 31 02:31:50 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7820B16A41F for ; Wed, 31 Aug 2005 02:31:50 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: from sigma.octantis.com.au (ns2.octantis.com.au [207.44.189.124]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0740943D58 for ; Wed, 31 Aug 2005 02:31:49 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: (qmail 27217 invoked from network); 31 Aug 2005 12:31:49 +1000 Received: from andromeda.lef.com.au (HELO ?10.168.101.24?) (210.8.93.2) by sigma.octantis.com.au with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 31 Aug 2005 12:31:49 +1000 Message-ID: <43151691.4060902@meijome.net> Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 12:31:45 +1000 From: Norberto Meijome User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.6 (Windows/20050716) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Zan References: <5D0A92C9-1989-11DA-B99D-000D93C763FE@comcast.net> In-Reply-To: <5D0A92C9-1989-11DA-B99D-000D93C763FE@comcast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: upgrading perl -ports X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 02:31:50 -0000 Zan wrote: >> 5.8 is from ports. 5.0.6. i think, is system based >> > In my 'usr/local/BIN' perl5.8.0 already exists. ok > >> you need to install the perl from ports before using "use.perl port". >> > What I want to know is how to switch to 5.8.0 WITHOUT using "use.perl > port" because I already tried that, and it does not work! what do you mean / how do you know 'it doesnt work'. It has always worked fine for me, both on a full system and jails. It will add some options to /etc/rc.conf. You will have to rebuild all perl-related ports so it starts using the perl from ports rather than from system > >> virtual hoster? can you download the ports collection and use it? >> (check that you can compile first ;) ) >> > Yes, I am on a virtual hosting account, and am very enthralled with > freebsd. ;-) welcome aboard! B