On Wed, Jul 21, 2004 at 01:15:47PM -0700, Darcy Buskermolen wrote:
> On July 21, 2004 12:47 pm, David Fetter wrote:
> > Kind people,
> >
> > I'd like to propose that we require Perl for configuration &
> > installation, rather than doing the kind of wacky machinations
> > that assuming sed-only forces on benighted projects.
> >
> > This is not 1994, and Perl is not the rarity it was that year.
> >
> > We already require a fairly modern version of PostgreSQL, and
> > requiring (say) Perl 5.6 or better is really not onerous.
> >
> > What say ye?
> 
> FreeBSD 5 has no perl in the stock install.

It's in ports.  This is a non-issue.

> FreeBSD 4 has 5.005 in a stock install.

Fine.  Let's make it perl 5 instead.

> The idea that I need to install/upgrade perl just to be able to run
> ./configure does not sit well with me.

It sits fine with me.  Are you aware of any development box anywhere
that doesn't have non-stock tools on it?

Cheers,
D
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