Jim Walker writes: > > The installer for pmtools seems to use "perl -V:installscript" as a > > default install location for these things, and that resolves as > > /usr/perl5/5.8.4/bin on the current Perl in Solaris. > > > > I note that of the things currently in that directory, *only* > > /usr/perl5/5.4.8/bin/perl has a symlink in /usr/bin. The rest do not. > > > > This case seems to propose installing directly in /usr/bin, or perhaps > > it'll link from /usr/perl5/5.4.8/bin (the intention is a little > > unclear). > > > > Where is the right place to install things like this? Is this a new > > precedent, or are those other things (such as the rather useful > > 'perldoc') installed incorrectly? > > Currently this case is proposing to install directly in the /usr/bin > directory without symlinks. > > From a familiarity perspective, /usr/bin is the right location: > http://packages.debian.org/etch/all/pmtools/filelist > > But, the project team is open to suggestions.
So, are all those other Perl deliveries on Solaris broken? If so, is there a bug filed against them so they can get fixed? I'd rather have some intentional architecture here rather than a collection of seemingly arbitrary decisions. Asserting that there's one right way to do this (which I _think_ you're doing by pointing at the Debian documentation) goes only part way in that direction. -- James Carlson, Solaris Networking <james.d.carlson at sun.com> Sun Microsystems / 35 Network Drive 71.232W Vox +1 781 442 2084 MS UBUR02-212 / Burlington MA 01803-2757 42.496N Fax +1 781 442 1677
