perlivp

verifies Perl installation

TLDR

Run installation verification
$ perlivp
Run with verbose output
$ perlivp -v
Print a description of each test before running it
$ perlivp -p
Run with both preface and verbose output
$ perlivp -p -v

SYNOPSIS

perlivp [options]

DESCRIPTION

perlivp (Perl Installation Verification Procedure) tests whether Perl and its libraries have been correctly installed. It is set up at Perl source code build time and should be run after `make install`.A successful verification produces output like `ok 1`, `ok 2`, etc.

PARAMETERS

-p

Print a description of each test before performing it.
-v
Give more detailed information about each test after it has been performed.
-h
Print a brief help message.

INSTALL

sudo apt install perl
sudo dnf install perl
sudo pacman -S perl
sudo apk add perl-dev
sudo zypper install perl
brew install perl
nix profile install nixpkgs#perl

CAVEATS

Part of Perl. Basic tests only. Run after installation.

HISTORY

perlivp is part of Perl core for installation verification.

SEE ALSO

perl(1), perldiag(1)