I did it this time around with the '/usr' now I get: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/# perl -v
This is perl, v5.8.6 built for i686-linux Copyright 1987-2004, Larry Wall Thanks for the help! "Wiggins d'Anconia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Richey wrote: >> I am trying to upgrade from Perl 5.6.0 to 5.8.6 on Slackware 7.1 >> becasue some of the Perl Modules that I am trying to install whine about >> 5.6.0 and they want atleast 5.6.1. Since this box is going live after I >> finish setting it up now is a better time to go ahead and upgrade to >> 5.8.6. Everything runs fine, no errors or complaints during the compile >> but when I finish and run perl -v it returns that it is 5.6.0. What am >> I missing? Below are the steps I am taking to install 5.8.6. >> >> >> make distclean >> rm -fv config.sh Policy.sh >> sh Configure -de >> make >> make test >> make install >> >> >> > Upgrading most likely didn't overwrite the installed Perl (5.6.0) but > instead installed to a different location, in many cases /usr/local or > /usr/local/perl. But your path is probably configured to pick up the > original perl first. Depending on your shell, > > > whereis perl > > or > > > which perl > > Will show you which one you will get by default (the first might show you > all instances). You probably need to adjust your path, update the shebang > (#!) in your scripts, or in many cases 'perl' is really just a symlink to > a particular version, in that case you can change the symlink to point to > the new one. > > Check to see if you can find the old and new perls and get back to us... > > http://danconia.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
