Re: [cobalt-users] Scoop on a RaQ4 with factory software: How much more work?

[Parker Morse <morse@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wednesday, February 12, 2003, at 03:47  PM, Jeff Curnow wrote:
> > From the report that I get from netcraft, I can't tell which version of
> PERL is currently running on my RaQ4 (or even if it's currently running
> at all - yikes!) I'd like to install scoop, which requires perl 5.005_03

Perl isn't a daemon, so it doesn't run constantly - IOW, no, it's not 
running, but that's not a problem.

Are you command-line savvy? Try this:

~ $ perl -v

On our Qube3, I get this:

This is perl, version 5.005_03 built for i386-linux

...and some more license and documentation stuff.

If you search the archives, Bruce once posted instructions for installing 
a newer version of Perl outside the "normal" path so it wouldn't break 
your GUI, but if you don't need to, so much the better.

pjm