Re: pkg/39218: [NEW] devel/p5-PPI-XS

["OBATA Akio" <obache%netbsd.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/39218; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "OBATA Akio" <obache%netbsd.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
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Subject: Re: pkg/39218: [NEW] devel/p5-PPI-XS
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:33:22 +0900

 On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:35:04 +0900, Jens Rehsack <rehsack%web.de@localhost> 
wrote:
 
 >  >  Why depend on p5-PPI>=1.203?
 >  >  In Makefile.PL:
 >  >  requires      ( 'PPI'                      => '0.845' );
 >  >
 >  >
 >  Because of this statement from the POD of the package:
 > 
 >   > Because the C implementations are linked to the perl versions of the same
 >  function, it is preferable to upgrade PPI::XS any time you do a major
 >  upgrade of PPI itself.
 > 
 >  I didn't try with any other version than 1.203 - so I can't be sure that the
 >  hint in the Makefile.PL is correct or simply outdated and/or forgotten to be
 >  increased.
 
 'major upgrade' probably means bump of following value:
 $PPI::XS_COMPATIBLE = '0.845'
 If it bump to greater than $PPI::XS::VERSION, p5-PPI-XS must be updated.
 
 On the other hand, 
 $PPI::XS::PM_COMPATIBLE = '0.844'
 If it bump to greater than $PPI::VERSION, p5-PPI must be updated.
 
 Those requirement should be noted in p5-PPI-XS/Makefile and p5-PPI/Makefile.
 
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