Re: [cobalt-developers] Undefined subroutine using a CGI Script on a Raq3

[Balazs Nagy <bn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Michael wrote:

> Thanks for the comments.  Considering that the code worked on my old server,
> I believe the problem is with the older version of Perl on the cobalt
> server.
>
> But I am very new to working with my own server and I have no idea where to
> get started on updating Perl.  The only thing I've done with the Cobalt
> server is to install a .pkg file.
>
> Could you help me out a little or at least get me started in the right
> direction?

I recently updated my Raq2 "safely" to Perl 5.60:

get the latest Perl (it is usually named "stable.tar.gz") from perl.org or any
mirror
upload it to the server, as any user
untar it:

tar xvzf stable.tar.gz
[you will se a bunch of files scrolling down]

cd perl-5.6.0

rm -f config.sh Policy.sh
cd /usr/include && h2ph *.h sys/*.h
installhtml --help              [this and the next line might not work]
cd pod && make tex  && <process the latex files>        [it's optional]
sh Configure -de       [if you are asked any questions, accept default]
make
make test
su
Password: [give your admin passwort]
cp /usr/bin/perl /usr/bin/perl.5.00x      [to save your old executable]
make install                           [this will install the new tree]

[at this point the cobalt scripts will not be available in the new tree, so you
need to fix this:]
cp -a  /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/Cobalt /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/

this way you have your original perl in /usr/lib/perl5 in case you want to
revert, and you also have the new perl, and the new perl is the one used by
default.

Hope this helps.
Balage