Re: [cobalt-users] Does the RaQ XTR support suid perl?

[Bruce Timberlake <Bruce.Timberlake@xxxxxxx>]

> It would be nice if the default install of Perl were 5.6.1 but for now
> I'm seeing if I can get by with 5.00503 as that's what's installed. I
> upgraded once by accident and found that it really would take so much
> effort that I should wait for Sun to upgrade.

Don't hold your breath for Perl upgrades on the older platforms
(especially the ones like RaQ3/4/XTR that are more "hard wired" than
Qube3/RaQ550)... :)

What many end up doing is just installing "another" Perl someplace
(e.g., /home/perl) and use that for all their own Perl stuff...

> It would be nice if I could figure out how to use CPAN to
> get older versions of perl modules.

If you know where the version x.y_z is relative to the authors/id/
directory, you can do this (assuming author is BAR):

install BAR/foo-x.y_z.tar.gz

and that will grab the specific version x.y_z.  Or you can always
download the tarball and do the manual "perl Makefile.PL; make; make
test; make install;" install of the older version.

> I see no signs of "what's supported" mattering. I'm supporting the RaQ
> mayself; it wouldn't come close to doing what I want if I didn't alter
> the set up extensively. All my paperwork says if the hardware fails
> they'll replace it. That does remind that I should change the motd
> messages, though.

Obligatory inclusion for me when giving out hints/tips/etc., since I
work for Sun, and some folks in the past have construed my comments on
this list as "The Gospel" that will be supported when they call the 800
number for help.

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Bruce Timberlake
Sun Cobalt Technology Engineer
Sun Microsystems, Inc.

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