[perl #21553] Re: Solaris Perl (fwd)

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Clarify whether it's safe to replace the perl bundled with Solaris

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diff --git a/README.solaris b/README.solaris
index d62ee22..a8b32e0 100644 (file)
--- 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