On 30/07/2014 23:47, Mick wrote: > Having updated some perl packages, I ran perl-cleaner which failed with some > blockers, I ran: > > emerge --deselect --ask $(qlist -IC 'perl-core/*') > > emerge -uD1a $(qlist -IC 'virtual/perl-*') > > as advised by perl-cleaner, before I ran perl-cleaner successfully. > > Following all this depclean give me a loooong list of perl packages, but I am > reluctant to hit yes, before I confirm that this correct:
It's very likely safe: http://dilfridge.blogspot.com/2014/07/perl-in-gentoo-dev-langperl-virtuals.html I'm quite sure that whole list is now bundled with perl itself so there's no need to have the modules as well. Do read the link above and check your main perl version > > >>>> These are the packages that would be unmerged: > > perl-core/Module-Load-Conditional > selected: 0.540.0 > protected: none > omitted: none > > virtual/perl-ExtUtils-Install > selected: 1.590.0-r1 > protected: none > omitted: none > > virtual/perl-ExtUtils-Command > selected: 1.170.0-r5 > protected: none > omitted: none > > perl-core/Archive-Tar > selected: 1.900.0-r1 > protected: none > omitted: none > > perl-core/File-Spec > selected: 3.400.0 > protected: none > omitted: none > > perl-core/Time-Local > selected: 1.230.0-r1 > protected: none > omitted: none > > perl-core/CPAN-Meta-Requirements > selected: 2.122.0-r1 > protected: none > omitted: none > > perl-core/Test-Harness > selected: 3.260.0 > protected: none > omitted: none > > virtual/perl-Module-Load-Conditional > selected: 0.540.0-r1 > protected: none > omitted: none > > perl-core/ExtUtils-ParseXS > selected: 3.180.0-r1 > protected: none > omitted: none > > perl-core/IO-Compress > selected: 2.60.0 > protected: none > omitted: none > > perl-core/CPAN-Meta > selected: 2.120.921-r1 > protected: none > omitted: none > > perl-core/Compress-Raw-Bzip2 > selected: 2.60.0 > protected: none > omitted: none > > perl-core/Parse-CPAN-Meta > selected: 1.440.400-r1 > protected: none > omitted: none > > perl-core/Params-Check > selected: 0.360.0-r1 > protected: none > omitted: none > > perl-core/Module-Load > selected: 0.240.0 > protected: none > omitted: none > > perl-core/Scalar-List-Utils > selected: 1.270.0 > protected: none > omitted: none > > perl-core/Module-Build > selected: 0.400.300-r1 > protected: none > omitted: none > > perl-core/Compress-Raw-Zlib > selected: 2.60.0 > protected: none > omitted: none > > perl-core/Digest-MD5 > selected: 2.520.0-r1 > protected: none > omitted: none > > virtual/perl-IPC-Cmd > selected: 0.800.0-r1 > protected: none > omitted: none > > perl-core/CPAN-Meta-YAML > selected: 0.8.0-r1 > protected: none > omitted: none > > perl-core/Module-Metadata > selected: 1.0.11-r1 > protected: none > omitted: none > > virtual/perl-ExtUtils-Manifest > selected: 1.630.0-r1 > protected: none > omitted: none > > virtual/perl-ExtUtils-ParseXS > selected: 3.180.0-r2 > protected: none > omitted: none > > virtual/perl-IO-Zlib > selected: 1.100.0-r4 > protected: none > omitted: none > > virtual/perl-Test-Harness > selected: 3.260.0-r2 > protected: none > omitted: none > > virtual/perl-Module-CoreList > selected: 3.30.0 > protected: none > omitted: none > > virtual/perl-Module-Load > selected: 0.240.0-r1 > protected: none > omitted: none > > virtual/perl-Params-Check > selected: 0.360.0-r1 > protected: none > omitted: none > > virtual/perl-Compress-Raw-Bzip2 > selected: 2.60.0-r2 > protected: none > omitted: none > > virtual/perl-Package-Constants > selected: 0.20.0-r4 > protected: none > omitted: none > > virtual/perl-File-Temp > selected: 0.230.0 > protected: none > omitted: none > > virtual/perl-CPAN-Meta-Requirements > selected: 2.122.0-r2 > protected: none > omitted: none > > virtual/perl-Test-Simple > selected: 0.980.0-r5 > protected: none > omitted: none > > virtual/perl-Digest > selected: 1.170.0-r3 > protected: none > omitted: none > > virtual/perl-Perl-OSType > selected: 1.3.0-r1 > protected: none > omitted: none > > virtual/perl-Archive-Tar > selected: 1.900.0-r2 > protected: none > omitted: none > > virtual/perl-CPAN-Meta > selected: 2.120.921-r2 > protected: none > omitted: none > > virtual/perl-Locale-Maketext-Simple > selected: 0.210.0-r4 > protected: none > omitted: none > > virtual/perl-Module-Metadata > selected: 1.0.11-r1 > protected: none > omitted: none > > virtual/perl-ExtUtils-CBuilder > selected: 0.280.210-r1 > protected: none > omitted: none > > virtual/perl-Parse-CPAN-Meta > selected: 1.440.400-r1 > protected: none > omitted: none > > virtual/perl-JSON-PP > selected: 2.272.20-r1 > protected: none > omitted: none > > virtual/perl-CPAN-Meta-YAML > selected: 0.8.0-r2 > protected: none > omitted: none > > virtual/perl-version > selected: 0.990.200-r1 > protected: none > omitted: none > > All selected packages: virtual/perl-CPAN-Meta-2.120.921-r2 virtual/perl- > Package-Constants-0.20.0-r4 perl-core/Compress-Raw-Bzip2-2.60.0 virtual/perl- > Module-Metadata-1.0.11-r1 virtual/perl-Archive-Tar-1.900.0-r2 perl- > core/Module-Load-0.240.0 perl-core/Scalar-List-Utils-1.270.0 virtual/perl- > Compress-Raw-Bzip2-2.60.0-r2 virtual/perl-File-Temp-0.230.0 virtual/perl- > Parse-CPAN-Meta-1.440.400-r1 perl-core/Digest-MD5-2.520.0-r1 virtual/perl- > ExtUtils-Install-1.590.0-r1 perl-core/ExtUtils-ParseXS-3.180.0-r1 > virtual/perl-ExtUtils-CBuilder-0.280.210-r1 virtual/perl-IO-Zlib-1.100.0-r4 > virtual/perl-version-0.990.200-r1 perl-core/CPAN-Meta-2.120.921-r1 perl- > core/Module-Metadata-1.0.11-r1 virtual/perl-CPAN-Meta-Requirements-2.122.0-r2 > virtual/perl-ExtUtils-Command-1.170.0-r5 virtual/perl-JSON-PP-2.272.20-r1 > virtual/perl-Params-Check-0.360.0-r1 virtual/perl-CPAN-Meta-YAML-0.8.0-r2 > virtual/perl-Locale-Maketext-Simple-0.210.0-r4 virtual/perl-Test- > Simple-0.980.0-r5 virtual/perl-Module-Load-0.240.0-r1 perl-core/IO- > Compress-2.60.0 perl-core/Module-Load-Conditional-0.540.0 perl-core/Module- > Build-0.400.300-r1 perl-core/Archive-Tar-1.900.0-r1 virtual/perl-IPC- > Cmd-0.800.0-r1 perl-core/CPAN-Meta-YAML-0.8.0-r1 perl-core/Parse-CPAN- > Meta-1.440.400-r1 virtual/perl-ExtUtils-ParseXS-3.180.0-r2 perl-core/Compress- > Raw-Zlib-2.60.0 virtual/perl-ExtUtils-Manifest-1.630.0-r1 perl-core/CPAN-Meta- > Requirements-2.122.0-r1 virtual/perl-Perl-OSType-1.3.0-r1 perl-core/Time- > Local-1.230.0-r1 virtual/perl-Module-Load-Conditional-0.540.0-r1 perl- > core/File-Spec-3.400.0 virtual/perl-Module-CoreList-3.30.0 perl-core/Test- > Harness-3.260.0 virtual/perl-Digest-1.170.0-r3 perl-core/Params-Check-0.360.0- > r1 virtual/perl-Test-Harness-3.260.0-r2 > >>>> 'Selected' packages are slated for removal. >>>> 'Protected' and 'omitted' packages will not be removed. > > > What says you? > -- Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com
