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Bug#202054: ${perl:Depends} documentation incomplete



Matt Kraai <kraai@alumni.cmu.edu> wrote:
> [The Perl policy version is 1.20.]
> 
> The Perl policy recommends the use of ${perl:Depends}.  It should
> also state that dependencies caused by versioned uses and on
> separately packaged modules are not included in this variable and
> must be explicitly included.

Seconded. Most new maintainers get this wrong and don't understand why
${perl:Depends} is not enough for their dependency list.

Marc
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