Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Hi all,

I'm hoping someone has an authoritative answer for the following. Is Perl installed by default on Aix 5.2, 5.3? I know rpm.rte is, but I don't know if Perl is part of the optional Linux toolbox or if it comes standard. Bonus points for including an official IBM reference :)

Thanks,
JP

Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Perl is a part of the AIX distribution in AIX 5.3 anyway.
It is on the mail AIX CDs.
To see what is on the expansion pack, go to:
http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/aix/expansionpack/

Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

AIX 5.3-ML4 contains perl.rte 5.8.2.30
AIX 5.3-ML1 contains perl.rte 5.8.2.10 fileset level
AIX 5.2-ML7 contains perl.rte 5.8.2.30

On my systems, these installed by default

Originally posted by: nh4aix

Perl is installed by default... quoting from the Perl README (offical IBM document):

"This README is for explaining the packaging and distribution of Perl 5.8.2
on AIX 5.3.0. Perl 5.8.2 first released with AIX 5.3.0 in 2004.

The perl.rte fileset is on the first AIX CD and is automatically installed when
installing 5.2 or when migrating from a previous level of AIX (e.g. 4.3).
The man pages fileset (perl.man.en_US) is shipped on the second CD and is not
automatically installed since there was limited space left on the first CD.
Perl installs in /usr/opt/perl5."

I know it refers to 5.2 or above, but this is from the Perl README for AIX 5.3... The README is available on the web at:

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=111&context=SWG10&context=HW182&context=HW130&dc=DA490&dc=DB520&dc=D600&dc=DA4A30&dc=DA480&dc=DA410&dc=DA4A20&dc=DA460&dc=DA470&dc=DA400&dc=DB550&q1=default+fileset+AIX&uid=isg1530readme43e164f3p_perl.rte&loc=en_US&cs=utf-8&lang=en

Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Thank you all, this is very helpful!
JP