From: Erik Mouw Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 17:55:37 GMT Subject: Re: git installation (as private user) should NEVER write site_perl Message-ID: <20070220175536.GC26444@gateway.home> In-Reply-To: <86sld0sq7c.fsf@blue.stonehenge.com> On Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 09:18:15AM -0800, Randal L. Schwartz wrote: > I tried to install git on a system where I was a normal user. Of course, > this step fails: > > Installing /usr/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/Error.pm > Installing /usr/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/Git.pm It gets installed in ~/share/perl/5.8.4/ when I compile as a normal user (git-1.5.0.1): Installing /home/erik/share/perl/5.8.4/Error.pm Installing /home/erik/share/perl/5.8.4/Git.pm Installing /home/erik/man/man3/private-Error.3pm Installing /home/erik/man/man3/Git.3pm Erik -- They're all fools. Don't worry. Darwin may be slow, but he'll eventually get them. -- Matthew Lammers in alt.sysadmin.recovery