copy /bin/perl to /opt/bin/perl. What all things to consider while copying?

rohit.dhaval1 · 02-20-2011, 02:40 PM

Hi There,

Say, I want to copy any GNU tool installed from one folder to other, for example from /bin to /opt/bin. How should I go about it?

What other things do I need to copy. Like libraries etc.

Also, I do not want to reinstall the tool.

Please guide me through all the implications.

Many thanks in advance.

repo · 02-20-2011, 02:44 PM

From the top of my head.
Add /opt/bin to your path
Adjust scripts, if they use perl

But more important, why do you want to do that?

Kind regards

rohit.dhaval1 · 02-20-2011, 02:52 PM

Thanks for your help,

Thing is, at my organization, we maintain GNU tools at 2 locations. (example /bin /opt/bin). At one location, tools are standardized that all the users will be using it and, at other, testing takes place whether tool can be deployed in production.

I am asked to copy existing tool from one (testing) location to other (production).

Thank you,

Tinkster · 02-20-2011, 03:12 PM

perl comes w/ a host of libs and modules, and a fairly complex
directory structure. Simply copying the executable won't do
you much good. What distro are you using? I'd go and grab a
perl source package for that distro, modify the configuration
to point to something under /opt, and tackle it that way.

Cheers,
Tink

rohit.dhaval1 · 02-20-2011, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tinkster

perl comes w/ a host of libs and modules, and a fairly complex
directory structure. Simply copying the executable won't do
you much good. What distro are you using? I'd go and grab a
perl source package for that distro, modify the configuration
to point to something under /opt, and tackle it that way.

Cheers,
Tink

Thanks sir, (Tinkster)

I have compiled and deployed perl many a times in different distros. I thought, Could it not be copied?

Thanks for you help. I think, I got the answer I needed.

I will have to deploy every GNU tool separately to each directory, (/bin and /opt/bin). I guess, it as well holds good for all customized binary codes (Non GNU) written and deployed.