Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:22:49 -0700 From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> To: Aiza <aiza21@comclark.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: perl links Message-ID: <9FBA659F-FB72-493D-B93C-610D1214BF74@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <4BBFB4E8.9010304@comclark.com> References: <4BBFB4E8.9010304@comclark.com>
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On Apr 9, 2010, at 4:14 PM, Aiza wrote: > When installing perl i see 2 links between /usr/local/bin and /usr/bin. Is this still required or is it something left over from when perl was part of the base system? > > symlinking /usr/local/bin/perl5.8.9 and /usr/bin/perl > symlinking /usr/local/bin/perl5.8.9 and /usr/bin/perl5 This is to compensate for Perl scripts which assume they know where the path to the interpreter is, rather than using env.... Regards, -- -Chuck
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