On Monday, June 11, 2001, at 06:53 PM, Jarkko Hietaniemi wrote:
> Isn't this correct only if you want to replace the system Perl?
This is set by the -install_name flag on the link line, which
Configure sets to wherever you plan to install it, which I think
defaults to the system perl, but does not have to be the system perl.
> Anyway, now we are in a "funny" situation where symbols of two Perls
> are competing, surely this can't be good?
Well, this is like when you are building any standard system tool; you
have to watch out for paths. If you build a new cp, for example, and
you want to use it, then make sure you say "./cp", not "cp", lest you
run /bin/cp instead. Except this is wonkier and more complicated. :)
But Configure knows what do to, or it did, anyway.
Can you point me at a current source tarball? I'll try to look at it
when I get home this evening.
-Fred
