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Re: beware of perl-5.005_02-1.i386.rpm
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Rebecca Ore wrote:
>
> On Tue, Jan 12, 1999 at 12:07:28AM -0500, Eugene Sotirescu wrote:
> > RH users who try to upgrade their Perl should t(h)read lightly:
> >
> > The perl-5.005_02-1.i386.rpm has been compiled with threads enabled which causes
> > all kinds of unexpected behavior. Stay away from it unless you really want
> > experimental stuff.
5.005_02 is not a very good version. I recommend 5.005_54 (available now)
or 5.005_03 (any day now); or, if you don't need threads, the integrated
compiler, or Java support, just back up to 5.004_05.
> I had to compile perl to get vile to compile with perl modules. The
> neat thing about compiling perl is that it installed right over the rpm
> in /usr/bin. The somewhat less neat thing about compiling perl is that
> the configuration is about half of what a kernel configuration is. Make
> sure you know which compiler you're using.
You should be able to type `Configure -des' and let it go at that;
you won't need to know a darn thing about your system. If you don't
happen to have a C compiler named `cc', then it gets more complicated:
`Configure -des -Dcc=gcc', for example. ;^)
> The defaults, other than that, can be accepted as is for the most part,
> though. And my earlier Perl baby steps programs didn't break.
>
> Vile won't compile with the Perl that comes with RedHat-5.1, either.
>
> If you like playing with vi clones, I've got a small collection of vile
> toys and a .vilerc that gives a nice interface.
vim rules.
Peace,
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