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regarding libperl-dev: depend on libcrypt-dev explicitly
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Package: libperl-dev
Version: 5.40.1-2
Tags: patch
User: [email protected]
Usertags: libcrypt-pkgconf
Hi,
a Perl core header /usr/lib/<TRIPLET>/perl/<VERSION>/CORE/reentr.h
#includes <crypt.h>. This header was provided by glibc for a long time,
but it has now been split into libcrypt-dev built from libxcrypt. For
the time being, libc6-dev depends on libcrypt-dev, but we want to get
rid[1] of this dependency. This is not going to happen in trixie, but
some months into the forky cycle. Whilst the aforementioned header is
part of libperlVER, for actually building a Perl extension module one
typically installs libperl-dev (via perl-xs-dev). Most Perl extension
modules carry this dependency already (thanks gregor) and for the
remaining ones bugs have been filed. libperl-dev also issues the
dependency on libc6-dev that formerly ensured presence of crypt.h. I
propose adding libcrypt-dev as a dependency there to address most of the
fallout of having libc6-dev drop its dependency on libcrypt-dev. Perl is
by some margin one of the biggest user of libcrypt-dev.
I'm attaching a patch for your convenience and consider it safe for
inclusion in trixie. However, as Perl is an essential package and we're
progressing into the trixie freeze. I do not think it would be
appropriate to upload Perl for this change. I appreciate if you could
confirm this report as we cannot move forward on the glibc side before
this has been fixed.
Note that the usertag mentions pkgconf despite Perl not using pkgconf.
This is not an accident. I'm widening the category of that usertag a bit
to capture similar cases.
Helmut
[1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2025/04/msg00113.html
diff -Nru perl-5.40.1/debian/changelog perl-5.40.1/debian/changelog
--- perl-5.40.1/debian/changelog 2025-02-16 16:16:32.000000000 +0100
+++ perl-5.40.1/debian/changelog 2025-04-13 15:13:53.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+perl (5.40.1-2.1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+ * Non-maintainer upload.
+ * Add libcrypt-dev to libperl-dev's Depends. (Closes: #-1)
+
+ -- Helmut Grohne <[email protected]> Sun, 13 Apr 2025 15:13:53 +0200
+
perl (5.40.1-2) unstable; urgency=medium
* Refresh cross support files with 5.40.1-1 results.
diff -Nru perl-5.40.1/debian/control perl-5.40.1/debian/control
--- perl-5.40.1/debian/control 2025-01-18 23:25:59.000000000 +0100
+++ perl-5.40.1/debian/control 2025-04-13 15:13:52.000000000 +0200
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
Provides: perl-xs-dev
Multi-Arch: same
Depends: perl:any (= ${binary:Version}), libperl5.40 (= ${binary:Version}),
- ${misc:Depends}, libc6-dev | libc-dev
+ ${misc:Depends}, libc6-dev | libc-dev, libcrypt-dev
Description: Perl library: development files
Files for developing applications which embed a Perl interpreter.
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--- Begin Message ---
Source: perl
Source-Version: 5.40.1-7
Done: Niko Tyni <[email protected]>
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
perl, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.
A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.
Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to [email protected],
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.
Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Niko Tyni <[email protected]> (supplier of updated perl package)
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Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2025 22:01:11 +0200
Source: perl
Architecture: source
Version: 5.40.1-7
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Niko Tyni <[email protected]>
Changed-By: Niko Tyni <[email protected]>
Closes: 1102978
Changes:
perl (5.40.1-7) unstable; urgency=medium
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[ Helmut Grohne ]
* Add libcrypt-dev to libperl-dev's Depends. (Closes: #1102978)
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