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authormat <mat@FreeBSD.org>2015-05-14 05:51:07 +0800
committermat <mat@FreeBSD.org>2015-05-14 05:51:07 +0800
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Add a note about /usr/bin/perl.
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@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ you update your ports collection, before attempting any port upgrades.
portmaster -f `pkg shlib -R libperl.so.5.18|tail +2`
+ NOTE:
+ Perl has been removed from base more than ten years ago, so it was way past
+ time for the /usr/bin/perl symlink to be removed from the port. If for
+ some strange reason, you still need it, you will have to create it
+ manually.
+
IMPORTANT:
In case you have not updated your system in a while, and specifically,
followed the 20141126 instructions regarding the new Perl layout, you