Re: perl source code

Philip Newton <[email protected]> Thu, 16 Jan 2003 21:13:54 +0100

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On Wed, 15 Jan 2003 23:49:22 -0500, [email protected] (Dong Lou)
wrote:

> Do I need root permission to compile and install perl?

To compile - no.

To install - that depends on where you want to install it. You need to
have write permissions in the target directory.

So if you're on a Unix system and want to install it under /usr/local,
you'll generally need to be root. If you want to install it under $HOME,
then you don't need to be root.

Cheers,
Philip