On Wed, 15 Jan 2003 23:49:22 -0500, dl626@cs.columbia.edu (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
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