X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README.solaris;h=a8b32e04e0ce240c40289a893041a14b492210ee;hb=de009b76d60bdeb88f1d812ac755ae225805a071;hp=79433e758671afcfd9d9a3884402999eb67b8ed7;hpb=60193da327eb347549e2a2f2de7b83052db7ce46;p=p5sagit%2Fp5-mst-13.2.git diff --git a/README.solaris b/README.solaris index 79433e7..a8b32e0 100644 --- a/README.solaris +++ b/README.solaris @@ -26,11 +26,15 @@ install it under a different prefix from /usr/perl5. Common prefixes to use are /usr/local and /opt/perl. You may wish to put your version of perl in the PATH of all users by -changing the link /usr/bin/perl. This is OK, as all perl scripts -shipped with Solaris use an explicit path. Solaris ships with a -range of Solaris-specific modules. If you choose to install your own -version of perl you will find the source of many of these modules is -available on CPAN under the Sun::Solaris:: namespace. +changing the link /usr/bin/perl. This is probably OK, as most perl +scripts shipped with Solaris use an explicit path. (There are a few +exceptions, such as /usr/bin/rpm2cpio and /etc/rcm/scripts/README, but +these are also sufficiently generic that the actual version of perl +probably doesn't matter too much.) + +Solaris ships with a range of Solaris-specific modules. If you choose +to install your own version of perl you will find the source of many of +these modules is available on CPAN under the Sun::Solaris:: namespace. Solaris may include two versions of perl, e.g. Solaris 9 includes both 5.005_03 and 5.6.1. This is to provide stability across Solaris @@ -590,7 +594,7 @@ L. If you use SUNWski, make a symbolic link /dev/urandom pointing to /dev/random. For more details, see Document ID27606 entitled "Differing /dev/random support requirements within Solaris[TM] Operating Environments", available at -http://support.sunsoft.com. +http://sunsolve.sun.com . It may be possible to use the Entropy Gathering Daemon (written in Perl!), available from L.