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On Sat, 10 Apr 2010 07:14:48 +0800, Aiza wrote:
A> When installing perl i see 2 links between /usr/local/bin and /usr/bin. 
A> Is this still required or is it something left over from when perl was 
A> part of the base system?
A> 
A> symlinking /usr/local/bin/perl5.8.9 and /usr/bin/perl
A> symlinking /usr/local/bin/perl5.8.9 and /usr/bin/perl5

most perl scripts begins with

#!/usr/bin/perl

this is common convention (also outside *BSD world)

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 Anton Yuzhaninov