[ic] Two different Perl in one Server
Joachim Leidinger
interchange-users@interchange.redhat.com
Mon Feb 4 07:23:01 2002
Hi List,
I've forgot to say, that each cpan of each perl has to use his own .cpan
directory in his own Config.pm file!
Joachim
Joachim Leidinger wrote:
>
> Hi List,
>
> I use FreeBSD 4.4 and in that OS, we can install two different Perl.
> Each perl has an own path and libs directory. Per default, FreeBSD users
> has Perl 5.005. If you install IC (via ./configure), it will call perl
> from /usr/bin. In that case, ./configure set $PERL to "/usr/bin/perl"
> and use "$PERL Makefile.PL". The Makefile has lines like
>
> #grep 005 Makefile.sic.perl5.005
> # These definitions are from config.sh (via
> /usr/libdata/perl/5.00503/mach/Config.pm)
> INSTALLSITELIB = /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005
> INSTALLSITEARCH = /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005/i386-freebsd
> PERL_LIB = /usr/libdata/perl/5.00503
> PERL_ARCHLIB = /usr/libdata/perl/5.00503/mach
> SITELIBEXP = /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005
> SITEARCHEXP = /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005/i386-freebsd
> PERL_INC = /usr/libdata/perl/5.00503/mach/CORE
> MAKEMAKER = /usr/libdata/perl/5.00503/ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm
> $(INST_AUTODIR)/.exists :: /usr/libdata/perl/5.00503/mach/CORE/perl.h
> @$(EQUALIZE_TIMESTAMP)
> /usr/libdata/perl/5.00503/mach/CORE/perl.h $(INST_AUTODIR)/.exists
> $(INST_LIBDIR)/.exists :: /usr/libdata/perl/5.00503/mach/CORE/perl.h
> @$(EQUALIZE_TIMESTAMP)
> /usr/libdata/perl/5.00503/mach/CORE/perl.h $(INST_LIBDIR)/.exists
> $(INST_ARCHAUTODIR)/.exists ::
> /usr/libdata/perl/5.00503/mach/CORE/perl.h
> @$(EQUALIZE_TIMESTAMP)
> /usr/libdata/perl/5.00503/mach/CORE/perl.h $(INST_ARCHAUTODIR)/.exists
> $(INST_MAN1DIR)/.exists :: /usr/libdata/perl/5.00503/mach/CORE/perl.h
> @$(EQUALIZE_TIMESTAMP)
> /usr/libdata/perl/5.00503/mach/CORE/perl.h $(INST_MAN1DIR)/.exists
> $(INST_MAN3DIR)/.exists :: /usr/libdata/perl/5.00503/mach/CORE/perl.h
> @$(EQUALIZE_TIMESTAMP)
> /usr/libdata/perl/5.00503/mach/CORE/perl.h $(INST_MAN3DIR)/.exists
> $(INST_SCRIPT)/.exists :: /usr/libdata/perl/5.00503/mach/CORE/perl.h
> @$(EQUALIZE_TIMESTAMP)
> /usr/libdata/perl/5.00503/mach/CORE/perl.h $(INST_SCRIPT)/.exists
>
> During the installation of IC, cpan fetch Perl 5.6.1 and install Perl
> 5.6.1, because some modules is coming from Perl 5.6.1. The cpan module
> of the perl 5.005 is too old and has a bug (thanks to Jason Kohles).
> With the newest cpan module (installed from the tarball and not via the
> cpan), Perl 5.6.1 will not be installed otherwise you force it to
> install. After the installation of IC, you have for example a
> "#!/usr/bin/perl" in your bin/interchange file.
>
> If you ignore the ./configure file and make a Makefile with
>
> /usr/local/bin/perl Makefile.PL
> or
> /usr/local/bin/perl5.6.1 Makefile.PL
>
> you will get a Makefile with the right path to Perl and his libs
> directory like
>
> #grep "5\.6\.1" Makefile.sic.perl5.6.1
> # These definitions are from config.sh (via
> /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-freebsd/Config.pm)
> INSTALLPRIVLIB = /home/ic48Perl5.6.1/lib
> INSTALLARCHLIB = /home/ic48Perl5.6.1
> INSTALLSITELIB = $(PREFIX)/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1
> INSTALLSITEARCH = $(PREFIX)/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i386-freebsd
> INSTALLBIN = /home/ic48Perl5.6.1/bin
> INSTALLSCRIPT = /home/ic48Perl5.6.1/bin
> PERL_LIB = /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.6.1
> PERL_ARCHLIB = /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-freebsd
> SITELIBEXP = /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1
> SITEARCHEXP = /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i386-freebsd
> PERL_INC = /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-freebsd/CORE
> PERL = /usr/local/bin/perl5.6.1
> FULLPERL = /usr/local/bin/perl5.6.1
> MAKEMAKER = /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.6.1/ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm
> INSTALLMAN1DIR = /home/ic48Perl5.6.1/doc
> INSTALLMAN3DIR = /home/ic48Perl5.6.1/doc
> $(INST_AUTODIR)/.exists ::
> /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-freebsd/CORE/perl.h
> @$(EQUALIZE_TIMESTAMP)
> /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-freebsd/CORE/perl.h
> $(INST_AUTODIR)/.exists
> $(INST_LIBDIR)/.exists ::
> /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-freebsd/CORE/perl.h
> @$(EQUALIZE_TIMESTAMP)
> /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-freebsd/CORE/perl.h
> $(INST_LIBDIR)/.exists
> $(INST_ARCHAUTODIR)/.exists ::
> /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-freebsd/CORE/perl.h
> @$(EQUALIZE_TIMESTAMP)
> /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-freebsd/CORE/perl.h
> $(INST_ARCHAUTODIR)/.exists
> $(INST_MAN1DIR)/.exists ::
> /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-freebsd/CORE/perl.h
> @$(EQUALIZE_TIMESTAMP)
> /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-freebsd/CORE/perl.h
> $(INST_MAN1DIR)/.exists
> $(INST_MAN3DIR)/.exists ::
> /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-freebsd/CORE/perl.h
> @$(EQUALIZE_TIMESTAMP)
> /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-freebsd/CORE/perl.h
> $(INST_MAN3DIR)/.exists
> $(INST_SCRIPT)/.exists ::
> /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-freebsd/CORE/perl.h
> @$(EQUALIZE_TIMESTAMP)
> /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-freebsd/CORE/perl.h
> $(INST_SCRIPT)/.exists
> FULLPERL = /usr/local/bin/perl5.6.1
>
> In bin/interchange, you will get the right direction to the right perl
> like
>
> #!/usr/local/bin/perl
>
> which is Perl 5.6.1!
>
> Question:
> Is that the right way to direct IC to another Perl (Perl 5.6.1)?
>
> The big advandtage is, all IC users in one Server can use Perl 5.6.1 and
> all IC users don't need a own Perl5.6.1 in his home directory.
>
> If a newest FreeBSD user will install IC and has no former experience
> with IC, he will probably get some trouble. I suggest the IC core team
> change the ./configure file so, that it will find perl 5.6.1 (for
> example TESTPERL=/usr/local/bin/perl or
> TESTPERL=/usr/local/bin/perl5.6.1) first. If that failed, it will try to
> find perl with TESTPERL=perl.
>
> Any comments?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Joachim Leidinger
>
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