6.3 Using perl

Table 6-1. Variables for ports that use perl

Variable	Means
USE_PERL5	Says that the port uses perl 5 to build and run.
USE_PERL5_BUILD	Says that the port uses perl 5 to build.
USE_PERL5_RUN	Says that the port uses perl 5 to run.
PERL	The full path of perl 5, either in the system or installed from a port, but without the version number. Use this if you need to replace ``#!''lines in scripts.
PERL_CONFIGURE	Configure using Perl's MakeMaker. It implies USE_PERL5.
PERL_MODBUILD	Configure, build and install using Module::Build. It implies PERL_CONFIGURE.

Read only variables
PERL_VERSION	The full version of perl installed (e.g., 5.00503).
PERL_VER	The short version of perl installed (e.g., 5.005).
PERL_LEVEL	The installed perl version as an integer of the form MNNNPP (e.g., 500503).
PERL_ARCH	Where perl stores architecture dependent libraries. Defaults to ${ARCH}-freebsd.
PERL_PORT	Name of the perl port that is installed (e.g., perl5).
SITE_PERL	Directory name where site specific perl packages go. This value is added to PLIST_SUB.