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Re: Bug#747628: perl: module deprecations / removals in 5.20



-=| Niko Tyni, 17.05.2014 14:17:19 +0300 |=-
> These are the Perl core modules that were deprecated in 5.18 and 
> removed from the core in 5.20. Most of the above packages were 
> created for the 5.18 transition. The question is if the perl 5.20 
> package need to Depend on them or if a Recommends entry is enough.

On one hand, people who do not install Recommends will have breakage. 
On the other, I don't see an easy way to avoid that, unless perl 
Depends on the deprecated modules forever, which I guess is not 
desirable.

Maybe Recommends plus a NEWS.Debian entry or a note in the Release 
notes?


Cheers,
    dam

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