Change files which are mysteriously different to mainline to be

[p5sagit/p5-mst-13.2.git] / INSTALL

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 82810a0..50e7773 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ extensions that have not been updated for the new naming convention
 with:
 
        perl Makefile.PL POLLUTE=1
-       
+
 Alternatively, you can enable CPP symbol pollution wholesale by
 building perl itself with:
 
@@ -1838,10 +1838,10 @@ make install will install the following:
                        will be a link to perl.
        suidperl,
            sperl5.nnn  If you requested setuid emulation.
+       a2p             awk-to-perl translator
 
     scripts
 
-       a2p             awk-to-perl translator
        cppstdin        This is used by perl -P, if your cc -E can't
                        read from stdin.
        c2ph, pstruct   Scripts for handling C structures in header files.
@@ -1882,16 +1882,22 @@ under $archlib so that any user may later build new modules, run the
 optional Perl compiler, or embed the perl interpreter into another
 program even if the Perl source is no longer available.
 
-Sometimes you do no want to install the scripts.  This may be the case
-for example when installing a newer version of perl alongside an
-already installed production version of perl without disabling
-installation of new modules for the production version.  To not to
-install the scripts run
+Sometimes you only want to install the version-specific parts of the perl
+installation.  For example, you may wish to install a newer version of
+perl alongside an already installed production version of perl without
+disabling installation of new modules for the production version.
+To only install the version-specific parts of the perl installation, run
+
+       Configure -Dversiononly
+
+or answer 'y' to the appropriate Configure prompt.  Alternatively,
+you can just manually run
 
-       Configure -Uinstallscripts
+       ./perl installperl -v
 
-(note the plural 'scripts') or by answering 'no' to the appropriate
-Configure prompt.
+and skip installman altogether.
+See also L<"Maintaining completely separate versions"> for another
+approach.
 
 =head1 Coexistence with earlier versions of perl5