sao
09-26-2002, 05:54 AM
93 Sao @ ~ $ perl -v
This is perl, v5.6.0 built for darwin
As I found out, Jaguar came with Perl 5.6.0 installed, not the latest version 5.8
If you want to install the latest version in Jaguar, there is an excellent article on how to do it here:
http://developer.apple.com/internet/macosx/perl.html
Remember though, there are some caveats to consider first as stated in the article:
* If you use Apache's mod_perl, you'll need to recompile it as well.
* The process described below was performed on a fresh install of Mac OS X v10.2, along with the Developer Tools. These instructions may not work perfectly on previous versions of Mac OS X.
* If, after the installation, you get warnings about missing symbols, you probably have an old version of Perl (or parts of one) in /Library/Perl. These undefined symbols existed in pre-5.8.0 versions. For more information on this issue, check out perldelta.
* OS X users that have installed Fink may experience various symbol errors when executing certain Perl operations. More on this can be found in the macosx@perl.org archives.
* The Perl install docs state: "[Perl 5.8.0] is not binary compatible with releases of Perl prior to 5.8.0. If you have built extensions (i.e., modules that include C code) using an earlier version of Perl, you will need to rebuild and reinstall those extensions.
Cheers...
This is perl, v5.6.0 built for darwin
As I found out, Jaguar came with Perl 5.6.0 installed, not the latest version 5.8
If you want to install the latest version in Jaguar, there is an excellent article on how to do it here:
http://developer.apple.com/internet/macosx/perl.html
Remember though, there are some caveats to consider first as stated in the article:
* If you use Apache's mod_perl, you'll need to recompile it as well.
* The process described below was performed on a fresh install of Mac OS X v10.2, along with the Developer Tools. These instructions may not work perfectly on previous versions of Mac OS X.
* If, after the installation, you get warnings about missing symbols, you probably have an old version of Perl (or parts of one) in /Library/Perl. These undefined symbols existed in pre-5.8.0 versions. For more information on this issue, check out perldelta.
* OS X users that have installed Fink may experience various symbol errors when executing certain Perl operations. More on this can be found in the macosx@perl.org archives.
* The Perl install docs state: "[Perl 5.8.0] is not binary compatible with releases of Perl prior to 5.8.0. If you have built extensions (i.e., modules that include C code) using an earlier version of Perl, you will need to rebuild and reinstall those extensions.
Cheers...