Freebsd Install Perl Package
Looking for experienced advice. I am new to direct admin. It is my understanding that the perl used in a FreeBSD/DirectAdmin machine is installed from a FreeBSD port/package, while the modperl is compiled by the direct admin install and not a port/package from FreeBSD. My question is this: For other perl modules, is it better to use the CPAN module for installing, or to use the FreeBSD ports?
With ports, my fear would be that a certain port's dependencies would force a perl/modperl even mysql upgrade that would mess up the direct admin install. My gut thought is that once modperl has been compiled outside of the ports mechanism, then one should just keep using manual download or CPAN methods. Any experienced thoughts? One for CPAN, one for ports. While still pondering this issue, I thought I would run my own tests.
I set up a FreeBSD system similar to my host. I used:Perl 5.6.1 from the ports,Apache 1.3.31 from source,Modperl 1.27 from source.These are the same versions as my host.
I do not have a direct admin package, but since it uses Apache and Modperl from source I felt it was similar. The first thing after this install, I installed libapreq from the ports (very common module used by modperl) and the result was that it upgraded perl to 5.8 and installed Apache 1.3.33 and modperl 1.29 from the ports system. Since FreeBSD Apache and the source Apache had different layouts, I now had 2 Apaches with different versions of the Modperl DSO, but the Modperl modules with the perl libpath were from 1.29 only (incompatible with the source Apache install). This sounds like a mess.
If the only thing that happened was the Perl upgrade, then one could just re-run the modperl build script under the customapache directory to recompile it. But since the port system installed the other items, using ports could possible break the system.My conclusion is, if you compile any main program from source (direct admin), then stay with the source approach and use CPAN. If you build a FreeBSD system only, go with ports.Any other opinions?
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Org / freebsd: 10: x86: 64 / latest / All / p5 - Socket - 2.024. Txz pkg add http: // pkg. Org / freebsd: 10: x86: 64 / latest / All / p5 - IO - Socket - SSL - 2.044. # pkg install iftopUpdating FreeBSD repository catalogue.FreeBSD repository is up-to-date.All repositories are up-to-date.Updating database digests format: 100%The following 1 packages will be affected (of 0 checked):New packages to be INSTALLED:iftop: 0.17The process will require 54 KB more space.25 KB to be downloaded.Proceed with this action?
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There is an unofficial site that contains more up-to-dateFreeBSD binary packages for FreeBSD 8.3 that can be used if a morecurrent version is needed and the site is deemed trustworthy (by theuser, not us). The packages can be found here:amd64:i386:As always, the best option is to build packages personally if possible.