ok, this is what you should do:

pkg_add -p /usr/local perl5.0004.tgz (whatever it is called)
you have to be root.

On Mon, 7 Sep 1998, Mark de Jong wrote:

> I'm trying to find out the "proper" or "correct" way to install packages.
> 
> Specifically, I'd like to install perl. Actually, I think I've got it
> installed ... I just want to make sure I did it correctly.
> 
> What I did was:
> 
> 	su
> 	cd /usr/local
> 	tar -xvf perl-5.00404.tgz
> 
> It seems to have put all the files in the correct place. The puzzling thing
> was that it also added the following files to the /usr/local directory:
> 
> 	+CONTENTS
> 	+COMMENT
> 	+DESC
> 	+MTREE_DIRS
> 
> So, maybe there's a more appropriate way to install packages. Comments?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 	-- Mark
> 
> 
> ___________________________________________________________________________
> Mark de Jong                Macintosh Development              mdj@home.com
> 
> 
> 


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