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

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: --with-perl=/path/to/prefered/perl?
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Msg-id 29183.972498001@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: --with-perl=/path/to/prefered/perl?  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
>> 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.

Oh, so it wouldn't be a search path but a specific executable name
(with or without full path info).  OK, that makes sense to me.
I've had different perls installed with different executable names
myself.
        regards, tom lane


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