Bug#842921: ITP: libextutils-hascompiler-perl -- check for the presence of a compiler

[gregor herrmann <gregoa@debian.org>]

On Wed, 02 Nov 2016 11:04:25 +0000, Nuno Carvalho wrote:

> * Package name    : libextutils-hascompiler-perl
>   Version         : 0.016
>   Upstream Author : Leon Timmermans <fawaka@gmail.com>
> * URL             : https://github.com/Leont/extutils-hascompiler
> * License         : Artistic or GPL-1+
>   Programming Lang: Perl
>   Description     : check for the presence of a compiler
> 
> This module tries to check if the current system is capable of compiling,
> linking and loading an XS module.

I suspect this is a new build dependency of some existing package but
I'm wondering if we really need it -- since we know that we have a
working compiler when building packages.

OTOH packaging it might be less work than patching reverse
dependencies. But I thought I'd bring the question up just in case.


Cheers,
gregor

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