Re: duplicate perl environments

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Re^2: duplicate perl environments by Bejjan (Novice) on Jul 13, 2012 at 17:04 UTC
Hi, thanks for prompt reply. I have tried this, and it doesnt help much. root@boiao:~# perlbrew list * /usr/local/bin/perl (5.10.1) /usr/bin/perl (5.12.4) root@boiao:~# perlbrew switch /usr/bin/perl /usr/bin/perl is not installed root@boiao:~# perlbrew switch 5.12.4 5.12.4 is not installed root@boiao:~# perlbrew switch perl-5.12.4 perl-5.12.4 is not installed root@boiao:~# perlbrew switch perl_5.12.4 perl_5.12.4 is not installed root@boiao:~# perlbrew switch /usr/bin/perl5.12.4 /usr/bin/perl5.12.4 is not installed root@boiao:~# perlbrew switch perl5.12.4 perl5.12.4 is not installed Followed the instructions to init perlbrew and add the path to ~/.bashrc and it lists the two installations and started a new shell, but I'm still not able to switch to 5.12.4 Br, Jimmy	[reply]
Re^3: duplicate perl environments by kcott (Archbishop) on Jul 13, 2012 at 22:58 UTC
`root@boiao:~# perlbrew list * /usr/local/bin/perl (5.10.1) /usr/bin/perl (5.12.4)` [download] Those aren't Perls that perlbrew has control over. I found this confusing the first time I used it. Once you install a Perl with perlbrew and switch to it, you see'll the list change. Something like this: `* perl-5.12.4 /usr/local/bin/perl (5.10.1) /usr/bin/perl (5.12.4)` [download] When you do the installation, you're probably going to want a little more than `perlbrew install perl-5.12.4` [download] perlbrew (CPAN) documents the general and install-specific options. Also take a look at the two `config_args='...'` in your `perl -V` outputs: they differ widely. The perl 5.12.4 INSTALL file may be useful in deciding which `-D` options to use. You can give each installation its own name with the `--as` option. So, your actual command might look a bit more like: `perlbrew install -v perl-5.12.4 -Dusethreads -Duselargefiles --as perl +-5.12.4_custom` [download] You can now `switch` to the Perl you've installed. (More on this below.) If you didn't choose a custom name, your list will now look like what I showed above. If you did use `--as`, you'll now see `* perl-5.12.4_custom /usr/local/bin/perl (5.10.1) /usr/bin/perl (5.12.4)` [download] I noticed you were trying many variations for the `switch` statement argument. Given the above, the correct incantations would be: `perlbrew switch perl-5.12.4 # --as not used perlbrew switch perl-5.12.4_custom # --as used` [download] You may find this thread useful after installation: perlbrew: moving to a new perl with all current modules -- Ken	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: duplicate perl environments by frozenwithjoy (Priest) on Jul 13, 2012 at 17:14 UTC
With Perlbrew, go ahead and do fresh installs of perl. That way Perlbrew can easily switch between them. `$ perlbrew available perl-5.17.1 perl-5.16.0 perl-5.14.2 perl-5.12.4 perl-5.10.1 perl-5.8.9 perl-5.6.2 perl5.005_04 perl5.004_05 perl5.003_07 $ perlbrew install perl-5.16.0` [download] Also, is this a machine that many people use or is it your personal machine? By default, perlbrew installs itself and perl in your home directory, so you don't need to ever use sudo when adding new modules; however, for our shared workhorse, I follow the docs at http://perlbrew.pl to install into `/perlbrew` so that everyone is able to use the modules I install.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: duplicate perl environments by Bejjan (Novice) on Jul 13, 2012 at 17:50 UTC
I would rather get rid of 5.10.1 completly and use 5.12.4 as system default, as this is also used by the webserver processes. root@boiao:~# perlbrew switch No version in use; defaulting to system Since the dist-upgrade changed perl configuration, surely there must be some way to force the system defaults ? Any advice to this is greatly appreciated. Br, Jimmy	[reply]
Re^5: duplicate perl environments by frozenwithjoy (Priest) on Jul 13, 2012 at 17:52 UTC
Re^6: duplicate perl environments by Bejjan (Novice) on Jul 13, 2012 at 18:38 UTC


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