I've been tweaking a perl package for fink over the past couple of days. Unlike my previous efforts, this one installs as /sw/bin/perl and doesn't overwrite anything Apple installs. Its core libraries are at /sw/lib/perl5/. It also uses /Library/Perl/ as its site_perl, which I figured would be convenient since many people may already have a bunch of stuff installed there. I could also add something like /sw/lib/perl5/site_perl/ to @INC if people wanted it.
To use it, make sure you have the latest fink, then put the attached two files into /sw/fink/10.2/local/main/finkinfo/ (or if you're not under Jaguar, change 10.2 to 10.1). Then do 'fink install perl' and see what happens.
If you're under Jaguar and you have a compelling reason to use gcc2 over gcc3, then do 'gcc_select 2' before installing, and then 'gcc_select 3' afterwards.
I'd appreciate any feedback.
-Ken
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