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

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

josh wrote:

> Funny, no one even mentioned that the XTR was an older platform when I
> was buying it? It looked pretty much like the top of the line; the 550
> only came out very recently.

The XTR uses the last of the first design of the RaQ interface;
beginning with the Qube3 and the RaQ550, there's a whole new design to
the software interface.

> Is there a guide explaining how to this someplace. I have realized
> that /opt (which is /home/opt) will work for local software
> installs. I wold be happy with a second perl -- I suspect that 5.6.1
> doesn't have my suidperl problem -- but how could I leave it so the
> site, siteadmin, ~user, and webmail use the original and my RT install
> and anything I do personally, use the new one.

Just get the tarballs and do the install.

All perl programs have the path to perl on the first line.

> Actually, I almost wish they had configured and distributed them with
> a second install of everything that gets tied up by the interface.

Hmmm... perhaps not a bad idea.  You can always open up a discussion on
the cobalt-developers list.

Jeff
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