Wit wrote:
Dan Nicholson wrote:
On 12/2/06, Wit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
<snip>
Try out this command and
we'll see where the new perl says it's module path is.
# perl -le 'print join("\n", @INC)'
/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8/i686-linux
/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8
/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/i686-linux
/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8
/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl
.
Except for the prefix on each line of '/tools', the same. And here was
the germination.
It turns out that /usr/bin/perl is still a symlink to tools. If I
execute /usr/local/usr/bin/perl, my results match yours. So, did I
forget something, or were the book instructions too general for me to
give a proper response in the Configure script?
AHA! Re-reading the perl section, I see a *second* meaning to the
text. Since I'm using the book on the CD, can't copy and past to this
machine: I'll paraphrase.
======== Paraphrase ========
To have full control over the way it is setup, run Configure. If the
defaults -> it <- auto-detects are suitable, run ..."
======== End Paraphrase =======
My interpretation of this was "run Configure, accepting all defaults
unless something is unsuitable. Then run the ./configure ..."
The second sentence of the paraphrase led me to believe I should run
both.
I believe you are correct and perl is still the culprit.
I'll immediately redo with the newer interpretation of the text,
skipping the run of Configure.
<snip>
You have led me to the promised land I think. I'll post results shortly.
Confirmed! I get the same results as you now.
Executive summary: the text in the book can be interpreted to mean both
commands (Configure and ./configure) should be run. I did that and the
results caused the problem.
The proper interpretation of the text is closer to something like this.
============ My Corrected interpretation =============
If the defaults Perl would use are not going to be acceptable, run the
Configure command. Otherwise, ,/configure ...". The use of the word
"its" in the current second sentence is semantically misleading as "its"
would normally reference the most recent noun, Configure, rather than Perl.
I suggest that those two sentences may be reworked for less ambiguity.
--
Dan
Dan, "you da man".
Thank you!
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