Perl is usually trivial from source...Not like setting up X, which I intend to attack again this weekend
Basically: $ su - # cd /usr/local/src FTP the perl source here # tar zxf new_source.tar.gz # cd Perl_5.6.1 <or whatever the current version is> # rm -f config.sh Policy.sh # sh Configure -de # make # make test # make install I just accept the defaults unless I know something needs changing Perl modules are even easier, # cd /usr/local/src/new_source # perl Makefile.pl # make # make test # make install ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Jay Salzman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 3:56 PM Subject: Re: [vox-tech] Need help with bad Perl > alfredo, > > i honestly didn't know whether perl was easy to install or not. but i > had a suspicion it would be a piece of cake, simply because installing > perl *modules* is a piece of cake. > > it's obvious (to me) from installing perl modules that alot of care and > effort has gone into making module installation as straight forward as > possible. it just stood to reason that they'd do the same thing with > the language. > > are you still in davis? haven't seen you in awhile. > > pete > > > begin ALLO (Alfredo Lopez) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hi Pete, > > > > I read the Install for Perl and it had so many "options" that it left me > > totally overwhelmed. That is why I thought it was not trivial at least > > compared to installing an OS. These days installing Linux (at least > > Caldera) is a piece of cake. I just re-read the Perl Install file and I > > guess I did not understand the instructions correctly and as in many other > > occasions you are right. I'll give it a try otherwise I'll get a copy of > > Debian He He! > > > > Thanks a lot Pete! > > > > Alfredo > > > > BTW #1 The 7.2 is for another machine that eventually will run the Database. > > Right now I am just running tests on a discarded PC before I am allowed to > > touch the "real" one. > > > > BTW #2 my boss got a kick out of you answer ;-) > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Peter Jay Salzman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 12:57 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [vox-tech] Need help with bad Perl > > > > > > begin ALLO (Alfredo Lopez) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > I found out that according to one of the Bioinformatics wizards at > > > Cold Spring Harbor the problem is Perl: > > > > > > "This problem has been reported under some versions of SuSE and RedHat > > > Linux (it appears to be related to a particular RPM distribution of > > > Perl). Perl was built incorrectly, causing some but not all loadable > > > modules to fail. The only solution I know of is to rebuild Perl > > > correctly from scratch and reinstall all previously-installed > > > modules." > > > > their explanation doesn't say much, but it DOES say that the problem ain't > > perl. the problem is with suse and redhat's package of perl. > > > > > Has anybody experienced this? Is there a way to get around this other > > > than building Perl. I don't know but for an inexperienced user like > > > me, rebuilding Perl is not a trivial exercise. > > > > and how do you know this...experience? > > > > how do you know that building perl isn't as easy as: > > > > tar jxvf perl.tar.bz2 > > cd perl > > ./configure > > make > > make install > > > > > > > BTY I am using the latest > > > version of Caldera (Workstation 3.1) and I am getting next Friday a > > > copy of RedHat 7.2. But I am almost sure 7.2 will have the same > > > problem. > > > > something is terribly wrong here. you're not willing to install perl from > > source code, but you ARE willing to install a new operating system. > > > > do you see the irony here? :-) > > > > pete > > > > ps- if you still think installing an operating system is easier than > > installing perl from source, i think your best recourse is to install > > debian. _______________________________________________ > > vox-tech mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech > > _______________________________________________ > > vox-tech mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech > _______________________________________________ > vox-tech mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
