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| distributions or who export perl to a range of systems will probably | | distributions or who export perl to a range of systems will probably |
| need to alter them. If you are content to just accept the defaults, | | need to alter them. If you are content to just accept the defaults, |
| you can safely skip the next section. | | you can safely skip the next section. |
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| The directories set up by Configure fall into three broad categories. | | The directories set up by Configure fall into three broad categories. |
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| =over 4 | | =over 4 |
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| =item Directories for the perl distribution | | =item Directories for the perl distribution |
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| By default, Configure will use the following directories for 5.30.2. | | By default, Configure will use the following directories for 5.30.3. |
| $version is the full perl version number, including subversion, e.g. | | $version is the full perl version number, including subversion, e.g. |
| 5.12.3, and $archname is a string like sun4-sunos, | | 5.12.3, and $archname is a string like sun4-sunos, |
| determined by Configure. The full definitions of all Configure | | determined by Configure. The full definitions of all Configure |
| variables are in the file Porting/Glossary. | | variables are in the file Porting/Glossary. |
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| Configure variable Default value | | Configure variable Default value |
| $prefixexp /usr/local | | $prefixexp /usr/local |
| $binexp $prefixexp/bin | | $binexp $prefixexp/bin |
| $scriptdirexp $prefixexp/bin | | $scriptdirexp $prefixexp/bin |
| $privlibexp $prefixexp/lib/perl5/$version | | $privlibexp $prefixexp/lib/perl5/$version |
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| inappropriate to send to a public issue tracker, then see | | inappropriate to send to a public issue tracker, then see |
| L<perlsec/SECURITY VULNERABILITY CONTACT INFORMATION> | | L<perlsec/SECURITY VULNERABILITY CONTACT INFORMATION> |
| for details of how to report the issue. | | for details of how to report the issue. |
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| If you are unsure what makes a good bug report please read "How to | | If you are unsure what makes a good bug report please read "How to |
| report Bugs Effectively" by Simon Tatham: | | report Bugs Effectively" by Simon Tatham: |
| http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html | | http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html |
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| =head1 Coexistence with earlier versions of perl 5 | | =head1 Coexistence with earlier versions of perl 5 |
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| Perl 5.30.2 is not binary compatible with versions of Perl earlier than | | Perl 5.30.3 is not binary compatible with versions of Perl earlier than |
| 5.30.0. | | 5.30.0. |
| In other words, you will have to recompile your XS modules. | | In other words, you will have to recompile your XS modules. |
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| In general, you can usually safely upgrade from one version of Perl | | In general, you can usually safely upgrade from one version of Perl |
| (e.g. 5.X.Y) to another similar minor version (e.g. 5.X.(Y+1))) without | | (e.g. 5.X.Y) to another similar minor version (e.g. 5.X.(Y+1))) without |
| re-compiling all of your extensions. You can also safely leave the old | | re-compiling all of your extensions. You can also safely leave the old |
| version around in case the new version causes you problems for some | | version around in case the new version causes you problems for some |
| reason. | | reason. |
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| Usually, most extensions will probably not need to be recompiled to be | | Usually, most extensions will probably not need to be recompiled to be |
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| versions, without breaking the earlier versions' installations. | | versions, without breaking the earlier versions' installations. |
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| =head2 Maintaining completely separate versions | | =head2 Maintaining completely separate versions |
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| Many users prefer to keep all versions of perl in completely | | Many users prefer to keep all versions of perl in completely |
| separate directories. This guarantees that an update to one version | | separate directories. This guarantees that an update to one version |
| won't interfere with another version. (The defaults guarantee this for | | won't interfere with another version. (The defaults guarantee this for |
| libraries after 5.6.0, but not for executables. TODO?) One convenient | | libraries after 5.6.0, but not for executables. TODO?) One convenient |
| way to do this is by using a separate prefix for each version, such as | | way to do this is by using a separate prefix for each version, such as |
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| sh Configure -Dprefix=/opt/perl5.30.2 | | sh Configure -Dprefix=/opt/perl5.30.3 |
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| and adding /opt/perl5.30.2/bin to the shell PATH variable. Such users | | and adding /opt/perl5.30.3/bin to the shell PATH variable. Such users |
| may also wish to add a symbolic link /usr/local/bin/perl so that | | may also wish to add a symbolic link /usr/local/bin/perl so that |
| scripts can still start with #!/usr/local/bin/perl. | | scripts can still start with #!/usr/local/bin/perl. |
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| Others might share a common directory for maintenance sub-versions | | Others might share a common directory for maintenance sub-versions |
| (e.g. 5.10 for all 5.10.x versions), but change directory with | | (e.g. 5.10 for all 5.10.x versions), but change directory with |
| each major version. | | each major version. |
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| If you are installing a development subversion, you probably ought to | | If you are installing a development subversion, you probably ought to |
| seriously consider using a separate directory, since development | | seriously consider using a separate directory, since development |
| subversions may not have all the compatibility wrinkles ironed out | | subversions may not have all the compatibility wrinkles ironed out |
| yet. | | yet. |
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| =head2 Upgrading from 5.29.10 or earlier | | =head2 Upgrading from 5.29.10 or earlier |
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| B<Perl 5.30.2 may not be binary compatible with Perl 5.29.10 or | | B<Perl 5.30.3 may not be binary compatible with Perl 5.29.10 or |
| earlier Perl releases.> Perl modules having binary parts | | earlier Perl releases.> Perl modules having binary parts |
| (meaning that a C compiler is used) will have to be recompiled to be | | (meaning that a C compiler is used) will have to be recompiled to be |
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| used with 5.30.2. If you find you do need to rebuild an extension with | | used with 5.30.3. If you find you do need to rebuild an extension with |
| 5.30.2, you may safely do so without disturbing the older | | 5.30.3, you may safely do so without disturbing the older |
| installations. (See L<"Coexistence with earlier versions of perl 5"> | | installations. (See L<"Coexistence with earlier versions of perl 5"> |
| above.) | | above.) |
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| See your installed copy of the perllocal.pod file for a (possibly | | See your installed copy of the perllocal.pod file for a (possibly |
| incomplete) list of locally installed modules. Note that you want | | incomplete) list of locally installed modules. Note that you want |
| perllocal.pod, not perllocale.pod, for installed module information. | | perllocal.pod, not perllocale.pod, for installed module information. |
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| =head1 Minimizing the Perl installation | | =head1 Minimizing the Perl installation |
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| The following section is meant for people worrying about squeezing the | | The following section is meant for people worrying about squeezing the |
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| depends on what you need. | | depends on what you need. |
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| Firstly, the bare minimum to run this script | | Firstly, the bare minimum to run this script |
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| use strict; | | use strict; |
| use warnings; | | use warnings; |
| foreach my $f (</*>) { | | foreach my $f (</*>) { |
| print("$f\n"); | | print("$f\n"); |
| } | | } |
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| in Linux with perl-5.30.2 is as follows (under $Config{prefix}): | | in Linux with perl-5.30.3 is as follows (under $Config{prefix}): |
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| ./bin/perl | | ./bin/perl |
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| ./lib/perl5/5.30.2/strict.pm | | ./lib/perl5/5.30.3/strict.pm |
| ./lib/perl5/5.30.2/warnings.pm | | ./lib/perl5/5.30.3/warnings.pm |
| ./lib/perl5/5.30.2/i686-linux/File/Glob.pm | | ./lib/perl5/5.30.3/i686-linux/File/Glob.pm |
| ./lib/perl5/5.30.2/feature.pm | | ./lib/perl5/5.30.3/feature.pm |
| ./lib/perl5/5.30.2/XSLoader.pm | | ./lib/perl5/5.30.3/XSLoader.pm |
| ./lib/perl5/5.30.2/i686-linux/auto/File/Glob/Glob.so | | ./lib/perl5/5.30.3/i686-linux/auto/File/Glob/Glob.so |
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| Secondly, for perl-5.10.1, the Debian perl-base package contains 591 | | Secondly, for perl-5.10.1, the Debian perl-base package contains 591 |
| files, (of which 510 are for lib/unicore) totaling about 3.5MB in its | | files, (of which 510 are for lib/unicore) totaling about 3.5MB in its |
| i386 version. Omitting the lib/unicore/* files for brevity, the | | i386 version. Omitting the lib/unicore/* files for brevity, the |
| remaining files are: | | remaining files are: |
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| /usr/bin/perl | | /usr/bin/perl |
| /usr/bin/perl5.10.1 | | /usr/bin/perl5.10.1 |
| /usr/lib/perl/5.10.1/Config.pm | | /usr/lib/perl/5.10.1/Config.pm |
| /usr/lib/perl/5.10.1/Config_git.pl | | /usr/lib/perl/5.10.1/Config_git.pl |
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