From: Randal L. Schwartz <merlyn@stonehenge.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 17:57:46 GMT
Subject: Re: git installation (as private user) should NEVER write site_perl
Message-ID: <86abz8sodh.fsf@blue.stonehenge.com>
In-Reply-To: <20070220175536.GC26444@gateway.home>

>>>>> "Erik" == Erik Mouw <mouw@nl.linux.org> writes:

Erik> 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

Erik> It gets installed in ~/share/perl/5.8.4/ when I compile as a normal
Erik> user (git-1.5.0.1):

Erik> Installing /home/erik/share/perl/5.8.4/Error.pm
Erik> Installing /home/erik/share/perl/5.8.4/Git.pm
Erik> Installing /home/erik/man/man3/private-Error.3pm
Erik> Installing /home/erik/man/man3/Git.3pm

Is that a personally-installed Perl though?  Those paths look suspicious.

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