Date: 15 Aug 2001 17:16:45 -0700 From: Ken McGlothlen <mcglk@artlogix.com> To: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: lang/perl5?! Message-ID: <87n150505u.fsf@ralf.artlogix.com> In-Reply-To: <20010815200029.A97902@databits.net> References: <20010815234603.C41670@heechee.tobez.org> <87zo9052nz.fsf_-_@ralf.artlogix.com> <20010815192832.A94345@databits.net> <87snes51lo.fsf@ralf.artlogix.com> <20010815200029.A97902@databits.net>
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Pete Fritchman <petef@databits.net> writes:
| Yes, you'll also want this PERL_ARCH line.
"mach"?! Oooooookay.
| I'm not sure, to be honest.
Hm. Perhaps something like this in /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk:
.if exists(/etc/perlver.mk)
.include "/etc/perlver.mk"
.endif
.ifndef ${PERL_VERSION}
.if ${OSVERSION} >= 500007
PERL_VERSION= 5.6.0
PERL_VER= 5.6.0
PERL_ARCH= mach
.else
.if ${OSVERSION} >= 300000
PERL_VERSION= 5.00503
.else
PERL_VERSION= 5.00502
.endif
PERL_VER= 5.005
PERL_ARCH= ${ARCH}-freebsd
.endif
.endif
That way, you wouldn't have to worry about cvsup; you'd just make
/etc/perlver.mk into
PERL_VERSION=5.6.1
PERL_VER=5.6.1
PERL_ARCH=mach
Then you'd change /usr/ports/lang/perl5/Makefile to read:
.ifndef ${FORCE}
.if ${OSVERSION} > 300003
FORBIDDEN= perl is in system---to install a possibly-conflicting version in /usr/local/bin/perl, use make FORCE
.endif
.endif
Does that make any sense to anyone?
| Perl 5.6.0 just chooses to call the architecture directory 'mach'.
Ooookay. I just knew that MacOS X thing was a bad idea. ;)
| I don't think installing a new version of Perl is for no[v]ice sysadmins
It *should* be; that's kind of the *point*. The ports system is supposed to
make all this stuff easy and routine. It's one of the reasons I recommend
FreeBSD so highly. This perl5 port is kind of a fluke, and not a terribly
pleasant one at that. If the only thing that's likely to be affected is
locally-written Perl scripts (which can use #!/usr/local/bin/perl), then say
so, but if they can coexist, why not make it easier?
| See -ports mailing list archives for the schedule on having Perl 5.6.0 MFC'd
| to stable, I'd look it up for you but my connection is acting funky...
It may not be your connection. From the FreeBSD search results page:
Search Results
The archives freebsd-questions and freebsd-ports contain the following
items relevant to `perl':
Nothing. Nada. Not a sausage. Something's broken.
Thanks, though, Pete. I've really appreciated your help. Guess it's time to
go frag some Makefiles, and then beat my head against a wall when I need to
upgrade after a cvsup. :)
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