Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 08:37:51 -0800 From: Joshua Lokken <joshua@twobirds.us> To: Keith Beattie <KSBeattie@lbl.gov> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: To use.perl port or not? Message-ID: <20040323163751.GA1856@cs025_2k> In-Reply-To: <405F9372.4050401@lbl.gov> References: <405F9372.4050401@lbl.gov>
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* Keith Beattie <KSBeattie@lbl.gov> [2004-03-23 07:44]: > Hi all, > > I recently installed the perl-5.8.2_5 port and ran 'use.perl port' to make > that new perl the default system perl. I did several other upgrades at > about the same time and since then: kernel cvsup and rebuild to > 4.9-RELEASE-p4, and > weekly cvsup to update my installed ports. > > Searching the archives for 'use.perl' I found a suggestion that after > switching to use.perl port, one should reinstall programs that depend on > perl. Not sure how to make such a list, but it seems excessive. > > So, does it seem reasonable that switching perl could have caused/solved > this problem? How 'bleeding edge' is doing a 'use.perl port'? Is it > something that indeed requires a large rebuild of one's system? If so, how > does one go about finding the list of things which need to be rebuilt? /usr/ports/sysutils/portupgrade is a great tool for managing software and dependencies. Install it, read the man pages, and do: portupgrade -rf perl That's if you're using perl from the ports collection. It will rebuild all apps that require perl. -- Joshua To live is always desirable. -- Eleen the Capellan, "Friday's Child", stardate 3498.9
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