Hi ,
I have perl 5.005_03 on Sun SOlaris installed at /usr/bin and /usr/local/bin.
What version of Sun Solaris? Is Perl installed as a pkg, did it come with the OpSys install?
I need to install perl.
I want to know 1. From where to get the the perl 5.8
5.8.3 basics at: http://sunfreeware.com/programlistsparc9.html#perl
2. Which is the best place to install on the sun solaris.
/usr/local/bin is standard.
3. Are there any precautions to be taken whicle installing. ( since i alread have perl )
Well, are you replacing a production system? There are probably many things you should look at first -
Are you using any custom Perl modules? If so, then they will all need to be re-installed IF you choose to use the Sunfreeware package I mentioned earlier.
IF you compile 5.8.3 from source then - no - you will not have to re-install any user local packages ONLY those in /usr/bin path.
HOWEVER, IMHO of using Perl on Solaris since 2.5.0, I would greatly with much emphasis state that you probably will *want* to clean out the old Perl and re-install a fresh copy -- but thats just me.
You should really see why you have TWO sets of Perl on your system -- that will go a long ways to helping us (the beginners perl list members) help you choose an appropriate upgrade path which will cause the least amount of headaches.
4. Do i have to install all the required(my project specific) perl module which i had earlier installed at /usr/local/bin/, again after installing perl 5.8
Heh, see my answers in Q3 above. :)
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