Apart from the main
perl port, there are also
perl modules which start with
p5-. Re-building only
perl will not solve the problem if the problem is caused by one of the modules. Sometimes during upgrading, ports do fail to install correctly - it happens to me a lot, so you just re-build. If you are curious, you can see all
perl modules installed on your system with:
$ ls -d /var/db/pkg/p5-*
First check for any inconsistency in your ports/package structure, then re-build all
perl dependent ports:
# portmaster --check-port-dbdir
Be carefl when deleting ports that are supposedly in the ports db (in folder
/var/db/ports). For some reason, there can be packages that fail to register themselves correctly. Look in
/var/db/pkg for the port you are about to delete to make sure there is no folder / directory by similar name in there. If there is, the check report is a false one and you should not delete.
Conservative
# portmaster p5-
Or comprehensive (but perhaps overkill)
# portmaster -r perl-
Deleting a port is always possible by below:
# make deinstall -C /usr/ports/lang/perl5.12
The
C flag removes the need to
cd all the way down to the actual folder. I use
perl5.16, no problems.
You can also give these 2 tools a try:
ports-mgmt/bpm and
ports-mgmt/bxpkg. Not for the install / deinstall but as a tool to search through all ports fitting a given name or description.
