Re: Proposed mass bug filing: Perl 5.10.1 breaks 'make install PREFIX=$(TMP)/usr'
On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 11:39:40AM +0200, Marco d'Itri wrote:
> On Sep 13, Niko Tyni <ntyni@debian.org> wrote:
>
> > 246 packages failed to build with 'Error 13' at the end of the log,
> It's a big number. Can you add a temporary workaround for a few
> months until most packages are fixed?
Er, why would a workaround be necessary?
The proper fix is a one-line patch; the packages that fail to build due
to this bug will continue to work, but of course will have an RC bug on
their hands.
I fail to see why a workaround would be either useful or desirable.
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