[perl5 update to v5.40.1]

[Ryan Carsten Schmidt]

On Feb 11, 2025, at 03:52, Maxim Abalenkov wrote:
> 
> 6) I can verify that I now see Perl 5.40.1 with the port search command and port variants command:
> 
> perl5.40 @5.40.1 (lang)
>    Perl 5.40.1 - Practical Extraction and Report Language
> 
> perl5_40: Use MacPorts perl5.40
>     * conflicts with perl5_34 perl5_36 perl5_38

Ok, since you've added it to the index you can run

sudo port install perl5.40

from anywhere. 


> 7) Finally, I attempted to install the new Perl with
> 
> sudo port -d install subport=perl5.40

You can only use this command (or any other that doesn't name a port) when you are in the directory that contains the Portfile.