Hi all. I'm sure this is mentioned somewhere, but I can't seem to
find the exact answer.
I came back (today) after a long absence (and not much experience),
which included an update to Tiger. I know that there is a default
Perl 5.8.6 installation, and separate folders for Apple's use, and
for our own. However, I can't tell what's what and think I may have
some excess junk. (I've even reinstalled some pm's, and that just
made me more confused). I think I have a weird install.
There's the /System/Library/Perl/, which is the Apple (??)
installation, right. If I update key modules, they will be installed
here at various levels. For example, CGI goes into /System/Library/
Perl/5.8.6/, while Cwd gets installed into /System/Library/Perl/5.8.6/
darwin-thread-multi-2level/.
Then there's the /Library/Perl/ folder for nonstandard (is there a
better term?) modules. I've got folders /Library/Perl/5.8.1 and /
Library/Perl/5.8.6.
So far so good? Now what seems odd is that my scripts run on stuff
that's in 5.8.1. If I move that folder, my stuff won't run. So...I
have to assume that the 5.8.1 stuff is in the path. That being said,
what happens when I use CPAN to install or update? Is it smart enough
to know what to do? Or am I totally hosed now?
TIA
Mike
- Obvious Noob Q Mike Lesser
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