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Re: perl, gcc specs file



On Mon, Jan 11, 1999 at 05:44:12PM +0000, M.C. Vernon wrote:
> On Fri, 8 Jan 1999, Marcus Brinkmann wrote:
> 
> > I compiled "proper" perl packages. perl-debug is not packaged, and the
> > packages were hacked together partly manually, so they could be broken (they
> > install and work fine, as far as I can see, though), so I will not upload
> > them to debian, but to alpha.gnu.org in the pub/gnu/hurd/debian directory.
> > 
> > The perl5_hurd-i386.tar.gz is the _obsolete_ and should not be used anymore.
> 
> (doh - started downloading this before I read this email) - so do I just
> add the .debs to the directory before running the install scripts (and
> won't they fall over when they  try to untal the .tar.gz?)

Yep, you can dump them in the directory with the other tar files.

And, you need to comment out the tar line.

Or, even better:
--- cross-install~      Mon Jan  4 06:29:29 1999
+++ cross-install       Mon Jan 11 21:34:48 1999
@@ -131,11 +131,13 @@
 # Install perl.
 ################
 # FIX: make proper perl packages.
-echo
-echo Installing Perl tar file.
+if [ -e ${repository}/perl5_hurd-i386.tar.gz ] ; then
+       echo
+       echo Installing Perl tar file.

-echo Ignore the errors... > ${log}
-tar -xzf ${repository}/perl5_hurd-i386.tar.gz >> ${log} 2>&1 || true
+       echo Ignore the errors... > ${log}
+       tar -xzf ${repository}/perl5_hurd-i386.tar.gz >> ${log} 2>&1 || true
+fi

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