Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 16:31:01 -0700 From: Noah <admin2@enabled.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: portmanager and perl handling Message-ID: <44E8F0B5.8090707@enabled.com> In-Reply-To: <200608201851.42603.gerard@seibercom.net> References: <44E8D6C3.5080703@enabled.com> <200608201851.42603.gerard@seibercom.net>
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Gerard Seibert wrote: > On Sunday 20 August 2006 17:40, Noah wrote: > >> am running portmanager with the following switches "portmanager -u -f >> -l -y" >> which is building all the dependencies. I find that perl is set to the >> system version of 5.003 . I do not want this behavior. >> >> I want to keep updating Perl to the newer version and I want perl to >> always be set to the latest port which is currently 5.8.8. what do I >> need to change in my portmanager.conf file to make sure this happens? >> > > I thought that portmanager did that automatically. Anyway, in the pkg-message > file, there is a notation about 'use.perl port'. That is located > in /usr/ports/lang/perl5.8/files directory. However, you will need to chmod > it to get it to run. There is also the 'perl-after-upgrade' file there that I > believe replaces the 'use.perl' program. I may be wrong about that though. In > any case, read the man on 'perl-after-upgrade' and run it. That might correct > the problem. Perhaps someone else know more about the 'use.perl' program. > > Hi, Okay I am looking at these files. I am looking for something that automatically executes a 'use.perl port' after upgrading or reinstalling perl. It is most probable that I will always want the latest perl port active. I cant figure out how to do that from the documentation and/or files you have sent to me. Cheers, Noah > Ciao! > > >
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