perl question

[jason]

Bart Silverstrim wrote:

>
> On Aug 13, 2004, at 1:10 AM, AlanSung wrote:
>
>> IMHO, bsdpan-* means install via cpan directory (not via ports),
>> p5-* means installed from ports......
>
>
> Okay.  Nuts.  That's what I was afraid of.
>
> I guess I was a little thrown because the bsdpan modules are showing 
> up with portversion and portupgrade, which I had always associated 
> with just the ports database and ports collection.
>
>> And yes, if you can find expected module in ports tree, it is better
>> install from ports than install from cpan driectly..
>
>
> Okay...question...
>
> When I set up this server, it was (at the time) just for the purpose 
> of this portal server (web based).  I followed their directions for 
> Linux and FreeBSD, and did it to the letter, etc...a lot of "install 
> this and this from CPAN using this command line instruction..." etc. etc.
>
> In this case, R'ing the F'ing M was apparently a bad idea :-(  Wish 
> this server software were available as a port!
>
> Anyway, I am tentatively hoping to replace the bsdpan modules with 
> ports' p5 modules.  Is there a method AND ORDER to best attempt this, 
> so the application (hopefully) won't break?  I don't want to install a 
> p5 port and remove a bsdpan module only to have the bsdpan module 
> erase parts of the p5 modules in the process :-(
>
> -Bart
>
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I just noticed you have 2 threads on this.  Are they the same?

I think it was a case of R'ing the Wrong F'ing M.  My other post has 
some info.  Follow the docs you used to install the stuff to remove it.  
When you have your system back to a new clean enviroment use the ports 
to add what you want.