Re: [Fink-devel] About perl modules (was: Re: fink/perlmod/Fink ChangeLog,1.405,1.406 PkgVersion.pm,1.169,1.170)

2003-11-14 Thread Max Horn
[...] By the way, the versioned perl module packages are supposed to state a build-time dependency on perl5.x.y-core, which guarantees that the appropriate binary is present to compile the package. Small side note: how about changing the code to automatically insert such a dependency if the type

Re: [Fink-devel] About perl modules (was: Re: fink/perlmod/Fink ChangeLog,1.405,1.406 PkgVersion.pm,1.169,1.170)

2003-11-14 Thread jfm
Things seem to work perfectly now. Thanks a lot Dave for this very clarifying msg. On Nov 14, 2003, at 2:30 PM, David R. Morrison wrote: ... The scheme was disrupted somewhat when Apple compiled perl 5.8.1 for 10.3 with a different architecture flag. So for Type: perl 5.8.1 we now need

Re: [Fink-devel] About perl modules (was: Re: fink/perlmod/Fink ChangeLog,1.405,1.406 PkgVersion.pm,1.169,1.170)

2003-11-14 Thread Randal L. Schwartz
Max == Max Horn [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Max Small side note: how about changing the code to automatically insert Max such a dependency if the type is Perl: x.y ? This way it can't be Max forgotten. Would there be any cases where this automatic behavior is Max not desirable? Not to get too

Re: [Fink-devel] About perl modules (was: Re: fink/perlmod/Fink ChangeLog,1.405,1.406 PkgVersion.pm,1.169,1.170)

2003-11-14 Thread TheSin
I agree here and have started on this code, it's just i have two branch I'm working on already, once they get merged i can start a new branch ad add auto perl version code. On 14-Nov-03, at 8:28 AM, Max Horn wrote: Small side note: how about changing the code to automatically insert such a

Re: [Fink-devel] About perl modules (was: Re: fink/perlmod/Fink ChangeLog,1.405,1.406 PkgVersion.pm,1.169,1.170)

2003-11-14 Thread Michael G Schwern
On Fri, Nov 14, 2003 at 08:27:37AM -0800, Randal L. Schwartz wrote: Not to get too confused, but the Perl 5.8.1 that got included with 10.3 is a threaded Perl, and a version of threads that is neither backward compatible with 5.8.0 (or any prior perl), nor forward compatible (it was changed

Re: [Fink-devel] About perl modules (was: Re: fink/perlmod/Fink ChangeLog,1.405,1.406 PkgVersion.pm,1.169,1.170)

2003-11-14 Thread Randal L. Schwartz
Michael == Michael G Schwern [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Michael I think you're wrong about forward compatibility. The point Michael of 5.8.2 was to be compatible with 5.8.0 and 5.8.1. Its Michael 5.8.1 that introduced the binary backward compat glitch with Michael 5.8.0. Fortunately, Apple

Re: [Fink-devel] About perl modules (was: Re: fink/perlmod/Fink ChangeLog,1.405,1.406 PkgVersion.pm,1.169,1.170)

2003-11-14 Thread Michael G Schwern
On Fri, Nov 14, 2003 at 09:22:47AM -0800, Randal L. Schwartz wrote: I am perhaps misremembering then. I recall seeing something on P5P that 5.8.2 focussed on being compatible with 5.8.0, and thus breaks with 5.8.1 in a few ways. It is still early in the morning here though. You're right.