On Feb 11, 2025, at 03:52, Maxim Abalenkov wrote: > > 6) I can verify that I now see Perl 5.40.1 with the port search command and > port variants command: > > perl5.40 @5.40.1 (lang) > Perl 5.40.1 - Practical Extraction and Report Language > > perl5_40: Use MacPorts perl5.40 > * conflicts with perl5_34 perl5_36 perl5_38
Ok, since you've added it to the index you can run sudo port install perl5.40 from anywhere. > 7) Finally, I attempted to install the new Perl with > > sudo port -d install subport=perl5.40 You can only use this command (or any other that doesn't name a port) when you are in the directory that contains the Portfile.
