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diff --git a/chapter06/perl-inst.xml b/chapter06/perl-inst.xml index 0ac7a39ab..66b067ed2 100644 --- a/chapter06/perl-inst.xml +++ b/chapter06/perl-inst.xml @@ -3,19 +3,15 @@ <para>Install Perl by running the following commands:</para> -<para><screen><userinput>./Configure -Dprefix=/usr && +<para><screen><userinput>./configure.gnu --prefix=/usr && make && make install</userinput></screen></para> -<para>If you don't want to answer all those questions Perl asks, you can -add the -d option to the configure script and Perl will use all the -default settings. To avoid the Configure script asking questions -after the config.sh file has been created you can pass the -e parameter -to perl as well. The commands with these parameters included will be:</para> - -<para><screen><userinput>./Configure -Dprefix=/usr -d -e && -make && -make install</userinput></screen></para> +<para>If you want more control over the way perl sets itself up to be +build, you can run the interactive <userinput>Configure</userinput> script +and modify the way perl is built. If you think you can live with the +(sensible) defaults perl auto-detects, then just use the commands listed +above.</para> </sect2> |