X-Git-Url: https://perl5.git.perl.org/perl5.git/blobdiff_plain/dc75166c4b1f2f1385d7343c148574549c247a51..7d88d72a02dca27b7731d674d4257f7875ae0155:/README.solaris diff --git a/README.solaris b/README.solaris index d62ee22..427e08d 100644 --- a/README.solaris +++ b/README.solaris @@ -26,11 +26,15 @@ install it under a different prefix from /usr/perl5. Common prefixes to use are /usr/local and /opt/perl. You may wish to put your version of perl in the PATH of all users by -changing the link /usr/bin/perl. This is OK, as all perl scripts -shipped with Solaris use an explicit path. Solaris ships with a -range of Solaris-specific modules. If you choose to install your own -version of perl you will find the source of many of these modules is -available on CPAN under the Sun::Solaris:: namespace. +changing the link /usr/bin/perl. This is probably OK, as most perl +scripts shipped with Solaris use an explicit path. (There are a few +exceptions, such as /usr/bin/rpm2cpio and /etc/rcm/scripts/README, but +these are also sufficiently generic that the actual version of perl +probably doesn't matter too much.) + +Solaris ships with a range of Solaris-specific modules. If you choose +to install your own version of perl you will find the source of many of +these modules is available on CPAN under the Sun::Solaris:: namespace. Solaris may include two versions of perl, e.g. Solaris 9 includes both 5.005_03 and 5.6.1. This is to provide stability across Solaris @@ -684,7 +688,3 @@ drawing heavily on advice from Alan Burlison, Nick Ing-Simmons, Tim Bunce, and many other Solaris users over the years. Please report any errors, updates, or suggestions to F. - -=head1 LAST MODIFIED - -$Id: README.solaris,v 1.4 2000/11/11 20:29:58 doughera Exp $