Perl script association

mijohnst · 11-24-2003, 09:00 PM

After trying to upgrade perl, I know have perl in 2 directories:

/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0

and

/usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.2

The script I'm wanting to run calls for Net::SNMP which is located in /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.2, but it's trying to pull up /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0. So how do I change it so that it looks at the newer version rather then the older? I'm using Redhat 9.1. Thanks!

Mike

carstenson · 11-25-2003, 08:21 AM

You _might_ be able to use rpm to remove the old perl. I don't know if other packages will require this. You can also do "find / -name perl -print" as root. Then run "/fullpath/perl -v" to get its version. My RH9 perl is in /usr/bin. Then make sure the script runs the version that you want or set your PATH to handle this.

DirtDart · 11-25-2003, 08:51 AM

If you need both versions of perl, you can manually tell the script where to check for the Net::SNMP:

Right after #!/usr/bin/perl (or where ever your perl binary is):

BEGIN {
unshift(@INC, "/usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.2");
}