[rt-users] Installing RT on RHEL 4.

[Scott T. Hildreth]

I run FreeBSD as well, I always compile my own /usr/local/perl-x.x.x and
install Rt and all other modules with that perl.  I let the ports that
require perl, to install it from ports.   I really am not a fan of the 
bsdpan.


On Wed, 2005-03-09 at 21:15 +0100, Rainer Duffner wrote:
> Scott T. Hildreth wrote:
> 
> >I don't use RHEL, but you indicated perlmod1, maybe a typo.  ModPerl2 is
> >for use with Apache2.
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> 
> That, and I'd be cautious about mixing "distribution" and CPAN PERL-modules.
> Slight incompatibilites (esp. when using the OS's preferred auto-update 
> mechanism) can lead to hard-to-track-down errors.
> 
> There's a reason why it's said to be best to roll your own install of 
> perl in /usr/local and use that - but I don't know if that still applies 
> (or even more so today).
> Personally, I will always try to use FreeBSD, because that gives the 
> least head-aches, RT-wise.
> But I can see why people want to (or must) run RHEL (or SLES) as a 
> base-OS - they just need to be very careful and make some decision on 
> the PERL-modules beforehand.
> 
> 
> 
> cheers,
> Rainer
> 
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Scott T. Hildreth <shildret at scotth.emsphone.com>