At 5:15 PM -0500 12/4/2002, Chris Nandor wrote: >At 15:46 -0600 2002.12.04, Greenblatt & Seay wrote: > >I currently have version 5.6.1r1 installed on my new iMac running OS >>9.2.2. I double clicked the "MacPerl Web Installer" that I used to >>download 5.6.1r1, clicked "Update" when presented with that option, >>and in a 3 or 4 seconds got a dialog message that said "No >>installation was necessary. The files to be installed are already on >>your disk, or are not needed for your hardware setup...". > >What was the exact procedure you used? > >First, I selected what I wanted to install, then I clicked Continue, then I >got a screen with options Update, Cancel, Install. I selected Update.
For me, the only way I could trigger the Update/Cancel/Install screen was to rename my MacPerl installation to the initial "MacPerl Ÿ". Otherwise, I kept winding up with a complete new installation right next to my existing installation. -Charles Euonymic Solutions http://euonymic.com
