Re: •Re: Perl 4 errors

Thanks for the advice about the -Dprefix. I was a little uneasy about installing Perl, since I've never installed on the Unix side of things. I didn't want my sysadmin yelling at me for installing something that I shouldn't have. :) I will be installing a later version of Perl in a little bit, since 5.005_2 is still not quite what I am used to.

The fact that Perl4 is on this system isn't too much of a surprise to me. The sysadmin didn't know what the chown command did, and about half the manpages are MIA. Which is, of course, why I didn't ask the sysadmin to install a decent version of Perl...

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Re^3: Perl 4 errors by Coruscate (Sexton) on Feb 22, 2003 at 07:08 UTC
psst.... between you and me (and anyone else reading this :P), I think you need to find a new computer to live on if possible. If the sysadmin doesn't have a clue about anything, then you're just plain in a bad spot. What if something goes wrong? I'm quite sure if he doesn't know about the 'chown' command that he wouldn't be able to repair the smallest bit of damage to the system. Perhaps this sysadmin does not know what 'shutdown' does either? Maybe he just unplugs the computer to turn it off :) If the above content is missing any vital points or you feel that any of the information is misleading, incorrect or irrelevant, please feel free to downvote the post. At the same time, reply to this node or /msg me to tell me what is wrong with the post, so that I may update the node to the best of my ability. If you do not inform me as to why the post deserved a downvote, your vote does not have any significance and will be disregarded.	[reply]
Re: Re^3: Perl 4 errors by Nkuvu (Priest) on Feb 22, 2003 at 08:44 UTC
Well as I said in the original text -- this is a work computer, so I don't really have much of a choice. Unless I want to find a new job. ;)	[reply]