On Mon, Jul 04, 2005 at 05:21:01PM +0200, Paul Johnson wrote: > > Unfortunately, upgrading isn't always an option. Anyone can type > > $ ./Configure -des && make && make test install > > but putting the results of such a command into a base operating system > installation, testing that said operating system functions correctly > with hundreds of (often badly written) scripts installing databases and > middleware and who-knows-what, and ensuring that thousands of apps > running on tens of thousands of machines in dozens of different > configurations function at least as well as they did before is a little > harder.
Well, if anyone can type the above, they can also type:
$ ./Configure -des --prefix=/opt/perl58 && make && make test install
and use the appropriate #! line.
Abigail
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