> > Greetings; > > > > I have a .tgz file for perl v5.6.1 that I want to install on my > > TL 2.4.7 system to replace perl 5.5.3. > > > > Is there any quick (and easy?) way to make a .rpm file from the > > .tgz so I can keep my rpm db up to date? > > > > > I'd either abandon the idea (you CAN make an rpm - see how Netscape's > done but it doesn't sound to me the Right Way) or simply untar it into > the /usr/local (or some freshly-decided) structure and ensure my PATH > is set to get it.
I know what makes me uneasy about this... It's a bit like sharing a disk between different distributions of Linux. I suspect Perl is going to have problems finding some of its added-on components. How many of these wouldn't work? [summer@numbat summer]$ rpm -qa | grep -i perl perl-5.6.0-17 perl-HTML-Tagset-3.03-3 perl-Parse-Yapp-1.04-3 perl-XML-Encoding-1.01-2 perl-libxml-enno-1.02-5 perl-DBI-1.18-1 perl-Digest-MD5-2.13-1 perl-HTML-Parser-3.25-2 perl-MIME-Base64-2.12-6 perl-Storable-0.6.11-6 perl-libwww-perl-5.53-3 perl-XML-Grove-0.46alpha-3 perl-libxml-perl-0.07-5 perl-XML-Dumper-0.4-5 mod_perl-1.24_01-3 perl-SGMLSpm-1.03ii-4 rpm-perl-4.0.3-1.03 groff-perl-1.17.2-3 perl-DateManip-5.39-5 perl-libnet-1.0703-6 perl-URI-1.12-5 perl-XML-Parser-2.30-7 perl-XML-Twig-2.02-2 perl-DBD-Pg-1.01-1 [summer@numbat summer]$ If you use an rpm built from source for your distribution then rpm will flag the problems. I've had problems before with components going missing after upgrading perl - some packages I installed were not available as rpms. -- Cheers John Summerfield Microsoft's most solid OS: http://www.geocities.com/rcwoolley/ Note: mail delivered to me is deemed to be intended for me, for my disposition.
