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| author | Andy Dougherty <doughera@lafayette.edu> | 2004-09-08 07:32:26 -0400 |
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| committer | Dave Mitchell <davem@fdisolutions.com> | 2004-09-08 19:42:15 +0000 |
| commit | b9b9bf5ab74c29d33a8cbe68ddf26d874572f92b (patch) | |
| tree | 4ea598f6f9657eefd34213e9e86144f18677f421 | |
| parent | a745474a9337d45b59bfb4efa581fcb3999c4ab3 (diff) | |
| download | perl-b9b9bf5ab74c29d33a8cbe68ddf26d874572f92b.tar.gz | |
[perl #21553] Re: Solaris Perl (fwd)
Message-Id: <Pine.SOL.4.58.0409081129180.17582@maxwell.phys.lafayette.edu>
Clarify whether it's safe to replace the perl bundled with Solaris
p4raw-id: //depot/perl@23281
| -rw-r--r-- | README.solaris | 14 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/README.solaris b/README.solaris index d62ee223a3..a8b32e04e0 100644 --- a/README.solaris +++ b/README.solaris @@ -26,11 +26,15 @@ install it under a different prefix from /usr/perl5. Common prefixes to use are /usr/local and /opt/perl. You may wish to put your version of perl in the PATH of all users by -changing the link /usr/bin/perl. This is OK, as all perl scripts -shipped with Solaris use an explicit path. Solaris ships with a -range of Solaris-specific modules. If you choose to install your own -version of perl you will find the source of many of these modules is -available on CPAN under the Sun::Solaris:: namespace. +changing the link /usr/bin/perl. This is probably OK, as most perl +scripts shipped with Solaris use an explicit path. (There are a few +exceptions, such as /usr/bin/rpm2cpio and /etc/rcm/scripts/README, but +these are also sufficiently generic that the actual version of perl +probably doesn't matter too much.) + +Solaris ships with a range of Solaris-specific modules. If you choose +to install your own version of perl you will find the source of many of +these modules is available on CPAN under the Sun::Solaris:: namespace. Solaris may include two versions of perl, e.g. Solaris 9 includes both 5.005_03 and 5.6.1. This is to provide stability across Solaris |