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cc: Karl Agee <kdagee@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: installing a linux rpm, wants perl
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On Monday 03 January 2005 09:24 pm, Karl Agee wrote:
> freebsd 4.11-pre with linux compatibility.
>
> I'm trying to install a linux rpm but I am getting the following
> errer:
>
> -su-2.05b# rpm -i --ignoreos --root /compat/linux --dbpath
> /var/lib/rpm package.i386.rpm
> error: failed dependencies:
>         /usr/bin/perl is needed by package
>
> -su-2.05b# whereis perl
> perl: /usr/bin/perl /usr/share/man/man1/perl.1.gz
> /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/perl
>
> So I am guessing that compat/linux ought to have perl in /usr/bin.  I
> tried making a soft link but that didnt work.
>
> I havent found a port for perl in linux, any ideas how to resolve
> this?
>

Did you upgrade perl and forget to do the "use.perl port". There are 
links that the script creates and when you create a new bin/perl, they 
have to be restablished.

Kent
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