> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bawan Karn > Sent: dinsdag 3 oktober 2006 22:36 > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: installing perl5.8.5 > > > > I have installed FreeBSD 4.1.
I hope you mean 4.11; I really do. :) Otherwise, don't even bother with upgrading Perl. > I have googled it and found answers to install > perl, but I am not sure what I am doing wrong. I can't > install it. I am > wrting you the steps which I did: > 1. Copied perl-5.8.5.tar.gz > 2. Extracted this file which seems to be extracted on folder > "perl-5.8.5 > 3. Now when I am trying *perl Makefile.PL* it gives me result as > "Can't open perl script "Makefile.PL": No such file or Directory" > 4. when i am doing *make install* it gives me result as > "make:don't know how to make install. Stop Assuming you're on 4.11, really, just do: cd /usr/ports/lang/perl5.8 make make test make install That's all. Maybe add PREFIX=/path-to=new-perl, if you want. - Mark _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
