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Date:      Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:34:35 +0000
From:      Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk>
To:        rihad <rihad@mail.ru>
Cc:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: forcing ports to use Perl 5.8.8
Message-ID:  <4AF2800B.1040201@infracaninophile.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: <4AF26A47.1040200@mail.ru>
References:  <4AF26A47.1040200@mail.ru>

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rihad wrote:
> Hello, I need to install security/p5-Digest-HMAC from the ports, but=20
> _only_ with the currently installed Perl 5.8.8, without it being=20
> upgraded to 5.8.9 as a dependency (because some other software dumps=20
> core with Perl 5.8.9). How can I as a user cleanly tell the system to=20
> stay with 5.8.8 and still be able to upgrade any other port, even all o=
f=20
> them? I have in /etc/make.conf:
>=20
> PERL_VER=3D5.8.8
> PERL_VERSION=3D5.8.8
>=20
> but this isn't enough.
> /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.perl.mk has several knobs, which ones can I set in=20
> /etc/make.conf to achieve what I need (stay with perl 5.8.8)?

Basically, just don't upgrade perl.  The various perl modules will adapt =
to
whatever version is installed. =20

If you use portupgrade(1) et al, add 'perl-*' to the HOLD_PKGS array in=20
/usr/local/etc/pkgtools.conf. If you use portmaster(1), create a file
+IGNOREME in /var/db/pkg/perl-5.8.8/=20

	Cheers,

	Matthew

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