On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 01:28:23PM +0200, Bill Allombert wrote: > On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 09:03:19PM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: > > Cyril Brulebois <k...@debian.org> writes: > > > > > From: Cyril Brulebois <k...@debian.org> > > > Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:40:50 +0200 > > > Subject: [PATCH] Drop (build|) dependencies on perl (>= 5.6.0-16). > > > > > > This version of perl is so obsolete that dropping any reference to it > > > makes sense (even oldstable has perl 5.8). > > > --- > > > perl-policy.sgml | 11 ----------- > > > 1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) > > > > > > diff --git a/perl-policy.sgml b/perl-policy.sgml > > > index 1421b46..1d26df7 100644 > > > --- a/perl-policy.sgml > > > +++ b/perl-policy.sgml > > > @@ -319,10 +319,6 @@ $(MAKE) install > > > PREFIX=$(CURDIR)/debian/<tmp>/usr > > > (nominally just tmp)</p> > > > </footnote> > > > </p> > > > - <p> > > > - A <tt>Build-Depends</tt> on <tt>perl (>= 5.6.0-16)</tt> is > > > - required. > > > - </p> > > > </sect> > > > > > > <sect id="module_deps"> > > > @@ -342,13 +338,6 @@ $(MAKE) install > > > PREFIX=$(CURDIR)/debian/<tmp>/usr > > > the minimum required version, or more simply the current > > > version. > > > </p> > > > - <p> > > > - In the absence of an explicit requirement, > > > - architecture-independent modules must depend on a minimum > > > - <package>perl</package> or <package>perl-base</package> > > > - version of <tt>5.6.0-16</tt> due to the changes in > > > - <tt>@INC</tt> introduced by that version. > > > - </p> > > > </sect1> > > > > > > <sect1 id="binary_modules"> > > > > Seconded. (Sorry about the long delay in review.) > > I agree that the requirement for >= 5.6.0-16 should be removed but > probably the requirement for 'Build-Depends: perl' should be kept ? > Or maybe I am missing the big picture ?
perl is build essential. dpkg-dev depends on it. Kurt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-policy-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
