Stephen Hahn wrote: >* Ian Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-03-06 11:16]: > > >>Alan Burlison wrote: >> >> >>>The important point is that /bin/kstat isn't the reason perl is in >>>Solaris,so it seems a bit backwards to complain that it uses it. >>> >>> >>I'll bite - what is the reason? >> >> > > I must be tired: you're asking why would Perl have ever been > integrated into Solaris? (Because then-Solaris customers asked for > it, particularly system administrators, and because the then-Solaris > developers wanted it as well.) > > > Sorry I should have phrased that better - what essential component requires Perl in Solaris?
Could a minimal install be made without it? Ian. _______________________________________________ opensolaris-code mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/opensolaris-code
