Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 19:41:40 -0500 (EST) From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu> To: gert.cuykens@gmail.com Cc: Warren <shinjii@virusinfo.rdksupportinc.com> Subject: Re: perl and ports Message-ID: <200501260041.j0Q0ffL00455@clunix.cl.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <ef60af0905012515547f6f5d37@mail.gmail.com> from "Gert Cuykens" at Jan 26, 2005 12:54:41 AM
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> > > > For me freebsd is build as a base that > > > can handle everything designed for it. If application need something > > > to help it build, it should belong to the base and not to a external > > > perl tool. > > > > > Then it wouldn't hurt for you to know that perl *is* part of the base of > > FreeBSD. There is *also* a port for it, but it is not necessary to install > > the port. (I believe this changes in the 5.x series, but I'm not positive > > about that.) > > If it is part of the base meaning when its located in the /usr/src/ > then i am happy :) No, part of the base means it is installed with the OS without having to install it later from ports. Also, I believe it is correct that it has been removed from base in 5.xxx (unless they put it back for some reason). ////jerry > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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