Kindra, > Does this mean that I have to change the first > line of my script to /m1/shared/bin/perl to get > it to point to 5.8.5 vs. /usr/bin/perl?
You could probably do something with symbolic or hard links, but that becomes more complicated; so yes, I would just use the /m1/shared/bin/perl in your scripts. -- Michael # Michael Doran, Systems Librarian # University of Texas at Arlington # 817-272-5326 office # 817-688-1926 cell # [EMAIL PROTECTED] # http://rocky.uta.edu/doran/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Kindra Morelock [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 2:20 PM > To: perl4lib@perl.org > Subject: RE: installing perl 5.8.6 > > Michael, > > You're right, 5.8.5 *is* installed. Thanks for pointing that out! > > I did download and run your utility. Here's my output: > > DOPE 0.9.1 beta - Discover Oracle-Perl Environment > > SunOS endeavor 5.9 Generic_118558-05 sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-V250 > > Searching for Solaris Perl packages... > EISIdbish Perl DBI and DBD::Oracle modules > EISInetpl Perl libnet module > SUNWopl5m Perl 5.005_03 Reference Manual Pages > SUNWopl5p Perl 5.005_03 (POD Documentation) > SUNWopl5u Perl 5.005_03 > SUNWpl5m Perl 5.6.1 Reference Manual Pages > SUNWpl5p Perl 5.6.1 (POD Documentation) > SUNWpl5u Perl 5.6.1 (core) > SUNWpl5v Perl 5.6.1 (non-core) > > Searching for 'perl' executables... > /usr/perl5/5.6.1/bin/perl > Inode#: 3696 Version: 5.6.1 > /usr/perl5/5.00503/bin/perl > Inode#: 32424 Version: 5.005_03 > ...has these 'after market' modules: > DBD::Oracle 1.06 > DBI 1.14 > Net ??? > /m1/shared/perl/5.8.5-09/bin/perl > Inode#: 4304 Version: 5.8.5 > ...has these 'after market' modules: > DBD::Oracle 1.15 > DBI 1.43 > Note: Identical inode numbers indicate hard-linked files. > Note: There may be Perl executables under a different name. > > Searching for Perl symbolic links... > /usr/bin/perl -> /usr/perl5/5.00503/bin/perl (5.005_03) > /m1/shared/bin/perl -> /m1/shared/perl/5.8.5-09/bin/perl (5.8.5) > > Searching for locations of Perl DBI module(s)... > /usr/perl5/site_perl/5.005/sun4-solaris/DBI.pm > /m1/shared/perl/5.8.5-09/lib/5.8.5/sun4-solaris/DBI.pm > /m1/shared/perl/5.8.5-09/lib/site_perl/5.8.5/sun4-solaris/DBI.pm > /m1/shared/perl/5.8.5-09/.cpan/build/DBI-1.43/DBI.pm > /m1/shared/perl/5.8.5-09/.cpan/build/DBI-1.43/blib/lib/DBI.pm > > Searching for locations of Perl DBD::Oracle module(s)... > /usr/perl5/site_perl/5.005/sun4-solaris/DBD/Oracle.pm > > /m1/shared/perl/5.8.5-09/lib/site_perl/5.8.5/sun4-solaris/DBD/ > Oracle.pm > /m1/shared/perl/5.8.5-09/.cpan/build/DBD-Oracle-1.15/Oracle.pm > > /m1/shared/perl/5.8.5-09/.cpan/build/DBD-Oracle-1.15/blib/lib/ > DBD/Oracle.pm > > Searching for Oracle versions on this system... > /oracle/app/oracle/product has these versions... > 9.2.0 9.2.0.3 > ________________________________ > > Does this mean that I have to change the first line of my script to > /m1/shared/bin/perl to get it to point to 5.8.5 vs. /usr/bin/perl? > > Thanks, > Kindra > > >>> "Doran, Michael D" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 05/19/05 2:03 PM >>> > Hi Kindra, > > Although you are only aware of the one Perl installation on your > server, > there are probably at least two others. A new Sun server from > Endeavor > will have Solaris 9, which comes with Perl 5.005 and Perl 5.6. In > addition, as part of the Voyager software installation, you will have > Perl 5.8.5 installed as well as some useful non-default modules such > as > the DBI and DBD::Oracle modules (try looking in /m1/shared/). To get > a > better idea of what you have on your system, try downloading and > running > the "dope.sh" utility [1]. > > > how do I uninstall 5.005... > > I don't recommend un-installing the Solaris OS installed versions of > Perl (unless you really understand the ramifications) since Perl is > required by the operating system. > > > ...and reinstall 5.8.6 > > Installing Perl from the source tarball is fairly straight forward, > but > it does require that you have a C compiler already installed on the > server. Endeavor doesn't put a C compiler on, but the GNU Compiler > Collection (gcc) is available on the Solaris software companion CD > that > comes as part of the media kit. As I mentioned above, you shouldn't > have to install Perl 5.8.6, as it is likely already on your system. > > -- Michael > > [1] dope.sh (Discover Oracle-Perl Environment) > http://rocky.uta.edu/doran/dope.html > > # Michael Doran, Systems Librarian > # University of Texas at Arlington > # 817-272-5326 office > # 817-688-1926 cell > # [EMAIL PROTECTED] > # http://rocky.uta.edu/doran/ > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Kindra Morelock [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 10:41 AM > > To: perl4lib@perl.org > > Subject: installing perl 5.8.6 > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > I'm new here, and I'm here because I need some major assistance. > > > > We recently purchased a new Sun server through Endeavor. > > Unfortunately, perl 5.005 is installed on it vs. the 5.8.x that we > had > > installed on our old server. My predecessor (who was much more of a > > guru in all things unix/perl than I) programmed several customized > > applications in perl 5.8.x that work on the old server, but > > unfortunately don't work with perl 5.005 apparently. > > > > My question is: how do I uninstall 5.005 and reinstall 5.8.6? I > > downloaded the stable.tar.gz from http://www.perl.com/download.csp. > I > > am fairly familiar with unix commands and some really basic > > programming > > (I'm more of a VB programmer though). I get a little anxious when > I'm > > messing around with stuff on our server, so if anyone has a > > resource or > > step-by-step instructions they could forward me, I would really > > appreciate it. > > > > Thanks, > > Kindra > > > > ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ > > Kindra I. Morelock > > Library Systems Administrator > > Trinity International University > > 2065 Half Day Road > > Deerfield, IL 60015 > > (847) 317-4021 > > > > > > > > > > >
