Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 03:53:45 +1100 From: andrew clarke <mail@ozzmosis.com> To: Yuri <yuri@rawbw.com> Cc: "ports@freebsd.org" <ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Should /usr/bin/perl be a link to /usr/local/bin/perl ? Message-ID: <20131021165345.GA50487@ozzmosis.com> In-Reply-To: <52655AA1.6090304@rawbw.com> References: <52655AA1.6090304@rawbw.com>
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On Mon 2013-10-21 09:47:29 UTC-0700, Yuri (yuri@rawbw.com) wrote:
> I found that many ports specify /usr/bin/perl as an interpreter. This
> comes from Linux. Examples: valgrind-snapshot, windowmaker, enscript-a4,
> a2ps, svgalib
> /usr/bin/perl isn't installed by perl port.
>
> There are several solutions, in the order of increasing complexity of
> solution:
> 1. Install the link /usr/bin/perl (hackish, but it will fix many broken
> ports in one shot)
> 2. Make a package scripts check for interpreter and break the install of
> offending packages
> 3. Fix all offending packages
>
> Which solution should be preferred in your opinion?
Are you aware the Perl interpreter ports already have a make option to
create symlinks in /usr/bin?
$ pwd
/usr/ports/lang/perl5.14
$ make showconfig | grep USE_PERL
USE_PERL=on: Rewrite links in /usr/bin
$ ls -l /usr/bin/perl
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 25 10 Oct 14:04 /usr/bin/perl -> /usr/local/bin/perl5.14.4
Regards
Andrew
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