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This is probably a completely noob problem...

ran the ActivePerl install for ActivePerl-5.10

opened the .bash_profile and added the following:

PATH=/usr/local/ActivePerl-5.10/bin:$PATH
PATH=/usr/local/ActivePerl-5.10/site/bin:$PATH
export PATH

however, typing perl into the terminal just freezes it...

I've done a lot of searching and haven't managed to find anything that seems to apply. Using perl -V indicates the new ActivePerl...after two days of trying everything, I'm getting frustrated. Does anyone have some simple tips I can try?

Thanks in advance,
Ryan