build dep on perl packages ..

[Jean-Francois Dive <jef@linuxbe.org>]

Hi all,

when building a perl based application packages (here my logtrend packages, (by the way,
for the sole 2-3 users of it, a new fix_alot_unfuck_release is due soonish)) :

jdive@gardafou:~/t/logtrend-linuxagent$ fakeroot debian/rules binary
dh_testdir
# Add here commands to compile the package.
/usr/bin/perl Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS=vendor
Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Warning: prerequisite Error failed to load: Can't locate Error.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/local/lib/perl/5.6.1
 /usr/local/share/perl/5.6.1 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.6.1 /usr/share/perl/5.6.1 /usr/local/l
ib/site_perl .) at (eval 6) line 3.
Warning: prerequisite GnuPG::Interface failed to load: Can't locate GnuPG/Interface.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr
/local/lib/perl/5.6.1 /usr/local/share/perl/5.6.1 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.6.1 /usr/share/pe
rl/5.6.1 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at (eval 12) line 3.
Warning: prerequisite MIME::Entity failed to load: Can't locate MIME/Entity.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/local/l
ib/perl/5.6.1 /usr/local/share/perl/5.6.1 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.6.1 /usr/share/perl/5.6.1
 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at (eval 30) line 3.
Warning: prerequisite XML::DOM failed to load: Can't locate XML/DOM.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/local/lib/perl/
5.6.1 /usr/local/share/perl/5.6.1 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.6.1 /usr/share/perl/5.6.1 /usr/lo
cal/lib/site_perl .) at (eval 39) line 3.
Warning: prerequisite XML::Writer failed to load: Can't locate XML/Writer.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/local/lib
/perl/5.6.1 /usr/local/share/perl/5.6.1 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.6.1 /usr/share/perl/5.6.1 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at (eval 40) line 3.
Writing Makefile for LogTrend::LinuxAgent
/usr/bin/make OPTIMIZE="-O2 -g -Wall"

We argued stevenk and myself on this: he says it should be a build dep, i say no, it does not
avoid build at all and would force you to install all the depend and sub depend package on your build
box which is not good i reckon. Now, what is *the* answer ? include or not include ?

Cheers,

JeF

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