D. R. Evans wrote on Mon, Sep 02, 2002 at 10:56:11AM -0600 : Content-Description: Mail message body > > On my LM 8.1 system I have to install a newer version of autoconf. Using > the rpm from rpmfind.net for autoconf 2.53-7, it says that it requires > perl >= 5.6.0. LM 8.1 rpm says that it has perl 5.601-6mdk installed, > which I take to mean that it meets the criterion.
Almost. It uses the periods as delimiters. So it compares perl-5.6.0
against perl-5.601 in the following sequence:
5 >= 5 (true)
6 >= 601 (false)
The real story behind the perl issue is that perl 5.601 is really perl
5.6.0.1. There is some historical reason that it's the way that it is,
but I don't know it.
Blue skies... Todd
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