Re: pkg/48972 (p5-Storable-2.45 does not install in pkgsrc-2014Q2 ; please update to p5-Storable-2.51)

[Nils Ratusznik <nils.netbsd%anotherhomepage.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/48972; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Nils Ratusznik <nils.netbsd%anotherhomepage.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: pkg-manager%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost, 
pkgsrc-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: pkg/48972 (p5-Storable-2.45 does not install in pkgsrc-2014Q2 ;
 please update to p5-Storable-2.51)
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 19:45:50 +0200 (CEST)

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 >  >  If perl-5.20.0 core already contains a compatible P5-Storable,
 >  >  then should devel/p5-Storable still exist ?
 >  
 >  Depending on your condition.
 >  Again, perl-5.20.0 contains Storable 2.49.
 >  If you require Storable-2.51, update of devel/p5-Storable must be
 >  pulled up to pkgsrc-2014Q2.
 
 I don't require it. I'm just concerned about broken packages in stable pkgsrc 
branches.
   
 >  >  Since I don't use it directly, I have no problem with it being
 >  >  deleted : it was certainly a dependency for a package I use, and
 >  >  I build all my packages using a partial pbulk build.
 >  
 >  Then I guess that your partial pbulk list dose not contains
 >  devel/p5-Storable.
 
 Actually, it does contain devel/p5-Storable (How I built the partial pbulk 
list is another matter).
 
 >  Do you require improvement of binary package manager, p5-Storable
 >  should be removed automatically?
 
 I believe p5-Storable should be removed, unless someone needs Storable-2.51 
(and I don't).
 
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