On Mon, 02 Dec 2013 22:24:35 +0200 Alan McKinnon <alan.mckin...@gmail.com> wrote:
> emerge -avuND world /me slaps forehead. Of course. :( > > Why 5.16.1? that is the lowest version that is ~arch; your next sync > and update is going to want to upgrade it anyway. Ah, well, I'm not running ~arch anywhere and so not sure why my public server got 5.16.1 to begin. So, I'm just updating the development machine to match. > > Lots of things have been moving around in perl land, modules moving > into core etc etc. A proper world update takes care of all the > necessary blockers. Yes. Perl surely is a PITA for the distro to maintain. > > Or, seeing as you are going to remerge everything perl related anyway, > you might as well just undelete everything perl-related (keeping an > accurate list), and then merge the whole lot back This kind of on-the-side bookkeeping is exactly what I'm trying to avoid. But I do get your point. ;-) Looks like I'm good to go, as perl is updating and perl-cleaner --all after the fact should be fine, I'm guessing. And if not, I know what I'm in for, mostly. Thanks! Cheers, - Michael
