On Sun, Feb 04, 2001 at 04:34:31PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: >>>"Brendan" == Brendan O'Dea <bod@debian.org> writes: > Brendan> Because such packages don't include the paths for packaged debian > Brendan> modules, so you can't say "Depends: perl-5.005, libfoo-perl". > > Sure. So I can't depend on the modules for older perl package; > but surely I can do so for the older perl binary itself? I still have > some perl4 scripts lying around, BTW, that do not need any libraries, > but won't work on the perl5 binary. I suspect such breakage may > recur with perl6. Indeed, as long as the dependence is on just the > perl binary, any such dependencies should be legal. True, and that's the major issue--between major versions. I have removed the ``perl-version'' stuff entirely from the document (and indeed the perl-5.005 packages), and added an appendix describing the intended handling of Perl 6. In a nutshell, perl (perl5) and perl6 packages will be structured such that they may co-exist for as long as is required. Updated version at http://people.debian.org/~bod/perl/perl-policy.sgml, diff attached. Regards, -- Brendan O'Dea bod@compusol.com.au Compusol Pty. Limited (NSW, Australia) +61 2 9810 3633
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