X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=INSTALL;h=52a13e8c32fe9369f202b8331306a5b09a7d5ba2;hb=1577cd8083ce36a55c5a17443a5fe2c735f08e36;hp=c3c3c153284a3d1a0defa679f75911b25970583e;hpb=9ede5bc8744780ab88b609ed37e363bd7732ba2e;p=p5sagit%2Fp5-mst-13.2.git diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index c3c3c15..52a13e8 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -186,10 +186,10 @@ does not work with some C++ compilers. =head1 Space Requirements -The complete perl5 source tree takes up about 40 MB of disk space. -After completing make, it takes up roughly 60 MB, though the actual +The complete perl5 source tree takes up about 50 MB of disk space. +After completing make, it takes up roughly 100 MB, though the actual total is likely to be quite system-dependent. The installation -directories need something on the order of 35 MB, though again that +directories need something on the order of 45 MB, though again that value is system-dependent. =head1 Start with a Fresh Distribution @@ -328,7 +328,8 @@ If your prefix contains the string "perl", then the suggested directory structure is simplified. For example, if you use prefix=/opt/perl, then Configure will suggest /opt/perl/lib instead of /opt/perl/lib/perl5/. Again, see L<"Installation Directories"> below -for more details. +for more details. Do not include a trailing slash, (i.e. /opt/perl/) +or you may experience odd test failures. NOTE: You must not specify an installation directory that is the same as or below your perl source directory. If you do, installperl will @@ -403,7 +404,8 @@ appropriate questions in Configure. For convenience, all the installation questions are near the beginning of Configure. Further, there are a number of additions to the installation directories since 5.005, so reusing your old config.sh may not -be sufficient to put everything where you want it. +be sufficient to put everything where you want it. Do not include +trailing slashes on directory names. I highly recommend running Configure interactively to be sure it puts everything where you want it. At any point during the Configure