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authorAndy Dougherty <doughera@lafayette.edu>2004-09-08 07:32:26 -0400
committerDave Mitchell <davem@fdisolutions.com>2004-09-08 19:42:15 +0000
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[perl #21553] Re: Solaris Perl (fwd)
Message-Id: <Pine.SOL.4.58.0409081129180.17582@maxwell.phys.lafayette.edu> Clarify whether it's safe to replace the perl bundled with Solaris p4raw-id: //depot/perl@23281
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@@ -26,11 +26,15 @@ install it under a different prefix from /usr/perl5. Common prefixes
to use are /usr/local and /opt/perl.
You may wish to put your version of perl in the PATH of all users by
-changing the link /usr/bin/perl. This is OK, as all perl scripts
-shipped with Solaris use an explicit path. Solaris ships with a
-range of Solaris-specific modules. If you choose to install your own
-version of perl you will find the source of many of these modules is
-available on CPAN under the Sun::Solaris:: namespace.
+changing the link /usr/bin/perl. This is probably OK, as most perl
+scripts shipped with Solaris use an explicit path. (There are a few
+exceptions, such as /usr/bin/rpm2cpio and /etc/rcm/scripts/README, but
+these are also sufficiently generic that the actual version of perl
+probably doesn't matter too much.)
+
+Solaris ships with a range of Solaris-specific modules. If you choose
+to install your own version of perl you will find the source of many of
+these modules is available on CPAN under the Sun::Solaris:: namespace.
Solaris may include two versions of perl, e.g. Solaris 9 includes
both 5.005_03 and 5.6.1. This is to provide stability across Solaris