Re: Changing the perl used by fink

On 9/17/24 4:01 PM, wren romano wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I just recently switched to a new computer, and when restoring things from
> the old computer's backup it brought along all my fink stuff. Alas, the new
> machine is a different architecture (M2/arm64) than the old one, and a
> different os version (14.6); so I need to recompile/reinstall everything
> anyways.
> 
> My question is: is there a way to tell the backup-restored version of fink
> where the new perl is, so I can rebuild things directly, or should I just
> wipe everything away and start over?

Fink uses the Apple provided perl in /usr/bin/perl, so moving the 
installation over would in theory use the new one with out any problems. 
However, the change in architecture (x86_64 -> arm64) is more critical 
and like you said requires recompiling. Things might work under Rosetta, 
but I don't know if you can have older x86_64 packages running alongside 
new arm64 packages. Starting from a clean install is probably the better 
way to go.

Hanspeter

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