Re: --with-perl=/path/to/prefered/perl? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: --with-perl=/path/to/prefered/perl?
Date
Msg-id 200010251818.OAA14119@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: --with-perl=/path/to/prefered/perl?  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses Re: --with-perl=/path/to/prefered/perl?  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
Re: --with-perl=/path/to/prefered/perl?  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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> Larry Rosenman <ler@lerctr.org> writes:
> > Would it be possible to add a path spec to the --with-perl configure
> > option so that if we have 2 or more PERL versions on the system we can
> > pick which one to use? 
> 
> Why do you need that, as opposed to just setting your PATH so that
> configure finds the right one first?

On BSD/OS, there is perl (perl4) and perl5 (perl5).  You have to set the
name of the perl executable.

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