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Re: A problem with two perls on a Debian systemby idsfa (Vicar) |
| on Mar 12, 2006 at 20:49 UTC ( [id://536138]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
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Don't overwrite the Debian perl. Every time I have had problems with updating a Debian box, it has been because the perl package got borked. Perl is deeply involved in holding apt together, and there is little nastier than trying to repair a half-done apt-get upgrade. Once you go your own way (build an unpackaged perl), you should stay there. Use CPAN to add functionality to your own perl and apt-get for the Debian one. Oh, and I don't recommend using update-alternatives for perl (pre-emptive advice). The alternatives system is also written in perl ... the circular dependencies can crush you. The intelligent reader will judge for himself. Without examining the facts fully and fairly, there is no way of knowing whether vox populi is really vox dei, or merely vox asinorum. — Cyrus H. Gordon
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