Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2006 20:59:17 GMT From: Mark <admin@asarian-host.net> To: "'FreeBSD-Questions Questions'" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: installing perl5.8.5 Message-ID: <200610032059.k93KxGpf083897@asarian-host.net> In-Reply-To: <6dad5370610031334o1f130b69l5fb50a34f77262f3@mail.gmail.com>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Bawan Karn > Sent: dinsdag 3 oktober 2006 22:36 > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: installing perl5.8.5 > > > > I have installed FreeBSD 4.1. I hope you mean 4.11; I really do. :) Otherwise, don't even bother with upgrading Perl. > I have googled it and found answers to install > perl, but I am not sure what I am doing wrong. I can't > install it. I am > wrting you the steps which I did: > 1. Copied perl-5.8.5.tar.gz > 2. Extracted this file which seems to be extracted on folder > "perl-5.8.5 > 3. Now when I am trying *perl Makefile.PL* it gives me result as > "Can't open perl script "Makefile.PL": No such file or Directory" > 4. when i am doing *make install* it gives me result as > "make:don't know how to make install. Stop Assuming you're on 4.11, really, just do: cd /usr/ports/lang/perl5.8 make make test make install That's all. Maybe add PREFIX=/path-to=new-perl, if you want. - Mark
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