On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 04:59:48PM -0400, Jonathan Yu wrote: > [Cc debian-perl@l.d.o as it wasn't added on the first list] > > On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 4:13 PM, Eugene V. Lyubimkin <jackyf@debian.org> wrote: > > Hello members of Debian Perl Group, > > > > [please keep CC on replies if any] > > > > The binary package 'perl-modules' is planned to be merged into 'perl' binary > > package in the near future, firstly leaving 'perl-modules' as an empty package > > (dependent on 'perl') to not make the mass breakage in a shot. However, it > Wow, that's interesting. Thanks for letting us all know, before major > breakage :) > > would be good to remove the 'perl-modules' entirely before Squeeze, or at > > least leave as minimum as possible perl modules (build)-depending on > > 'perl-modules'. Considering the big number of Perl modules are maintained > Consequently, I would recommend adding a lintian check to notify > people of this issue. It should warn people that perl-modules is on > its way out. I don't have the time to look into this right now, but > unless someone else does so, I could consider whipping something up. it just needs to be added to the data/fields/obsolete-packages file in lintian's source. no need to make a new check for this, just make a BR against lintian and the lintian maintainers will probably add it to this list. -- _________________________ Ryan Niebur ryanryan52@gmail.com
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