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Sadly, this is where my knowledge ends, and the learning shall begin.
To get the perl source, I've downloaded the file from http://www.perl.com/CPAN/src/stable.tar.gz. Will this be what I need to recompile from? I've been reading the README so far, but I don't want to force a square peg in a round hole by mistake...

Thanks again for the help so far. Its been an experience, but I'm getting to know my system better by the keystroke =)

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(tye)Re: Recompiling from source
by tye (Sage) on Apr 06, 2001 at 09:39 UTC

    My favorite "alternative" method of building from source code is covered here. Just read the first part about how to run Configure with out having to babysit it.

    The crux of the whole thing is:

    • $ mv -f config.sh config.sh.old
    • $ ./Configure -dsE
    • You can edit config.sh here
    • $ ./Configure -S
    • $ make
    • $ make test
    • Become "root", if you aren't already.
    • # make install
    • Answer "yes" that you want /usr/bin/perl set up.
    Where the "edit config.sh" step is where I change which directories things get installed into. See the original web page for more details but ignore the parts about SVR4. (:

            - tye (but my friends call me "Tye")
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