Thanks, Andrea, and Bernard,
Attached is the Changelog from the perl-XML-Simple source. Any chance
you guys could have a look and see if you can tell how far back we can go?
Andrea Righi wrote:
> I've successfully tested si_monitor with perl-XML-Simple-2.12 (on a
> Mandrake 10.1) and unsuccessfully with perl-XML-Simple-1.08... so at
> least I think you can specify >=2.12..
>
> Regards,
> -Andrea
>
> Bernard Li wrote:
>
>> Hey Brian:
>>
>> I am not sure when the 'ForceArray' functionality was introduced in
>> perl-XML-Simple, but as long as the dependency on the version is
>> correct, I have no problem with your modification.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Bernard
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Brian Elliott Finley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:
>>> Wednesday, July 20, 2005 7:43
>>> To: Bernard Li
>>> Cc: sisuite-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
>>> Subject: Re: [Sisuite-devel] systemimager.spec patch
>>>
>>> Bernard,
>>>
>>> With regard to perl-XML-Simple:
>>>
>>> * Is it possible to require perl-XML-Simple ">= 2" or ">= 2.00".
>>> SuSE 9.3, for example, is only on 2.12, while SuSE 9.0 is on 2.08:
>>> o
>>> http://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/suse/i386/9.3/suse/i586/perl-XML
>>> -Simple-2.12-3.i586.rpm
>>> o
>>> http://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/suse/i386/9.0/suse/i586/perl-XML
>>> -Simple-2.08-39.i586.rpm
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Bernard Li wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi guys:
>>>>
>>>> The attached patch mainly adds new RPM dependencies from si_monitor,
>>>> also added %configure command (I thought this was necessary, but was
>>>> not in Erich's spec file, not sure if it's required...?)
>>>>
>>>> Summary from my changelog:
>>>>
>>>> - Updated Copyright -> License (deprecated)
>>>> - Added %configure command
>>>> - Added requirement for perl-TermReadKey
>>>> - Updated requirement for perl-XML-Simple to >= 2.14
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Bernard
>>>>
>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>> -----------
>>>
>>>> Index: systemimager.spec
>>>> ===================================================================
>>>> --- systemimager.spec (revision 3192)
>>>> +++ systemimager.spec (working copy)
>>>> @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
>>>> Name: %name
>>>> Version: %ver
>>>> Release: %rel
>>>> -Copyright: GPL
>>>> +License: GPL
>>>> Group: Applications/System
>>>> Source0:
>>>
>>>
>>> http://download.sourceforge.net/systemimager/%{name}-%{ver}.tar.bz2
>>>
>>>> BuildRoot: /tmp/%{name}-%{ver}-root
>>>> @@ -35,13 +35,13 @@
>>>> Summary: Software that automates Linux installs, software
>>>
>>>
>>> distribution, and production deployment.
>>>
>>>> Version: %ver
>>>> Release: %rel
>>>> -Copyright: GPL
>>>> +License: GPL
>>>> Group: Applications/System
>>>> BuildRoot: /tmp/%{name}-%{ver}-root
>>>> Packager: dann frazier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>> URL: http://systemimager.org/
>>>> Distribution: System Installation Suite
>>>> -Requires: rsync >= 2.4.6, systemimager-common = %{version},
>>>
>>>
>>> perl-AppConfig, dosfstools, /sbin/chkconfig, perl, perl-XML-Simple
>>>
>>>> +Requires: rsync >= 2.4.6, systemimager-common = %{version},
>>>
>>>
>>> perl-AppConfig, dosfstools, /sbin/chkconfig, perl, perl-XML-Simple
>>> >= 2.14, perl-TermReadKey
>>>
>>>> AutoReqProv: no
>>>>
>>>> %description server
>>>> @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
>>>> Summary: Software that automates Linux installs, software
>>>
>>>
>>> distribution, and production deployment.
>>>
>>>> Version: %ver
>>>> Release: %rel
>>>> -Copyright: GPL
>>>> +License: GPL
>>>> Group: Applications/System
>>>> BuildRoot: /tmp/%{name}-%{ver}-root
>>>> Packager: dann frazier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>> @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
>>>> Summary: Software that automates Linux installs, software
>>>
>>>
>>> distribution, and production deployment.
>>>
>>>> Version: %ver
>>>> Release: %rel
>>>> -Copyright: GPL
>>>> +License: GPL
>>>> Group: Applications/System
>>>> BuildRoot: /tmp/%{name}-%{ver}-root
>>>> Packager: dann frazier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>> @@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
>>>> Summary: Software that automates Linux installs, software
>>>
>>>
>>> distribution, and production deployment.
>>>
>>>> Version: %ver
>>>> Release: %rel
>>>> -Copyright: GPL
>>>> +License: GPL
>>>> Group: Applications/System
>>>> BuildRoot: /tmp/%{name}-%{ver}-root
>>>> Packager: dann frazier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>> @@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
>>>> Summary: Software that automates Linux installs, software
>>>
>>>
>>> distribution, and production deployment.
>>>
>>>> Version: %ver
>>>> Release: %rel
>>>> -Copyright: GPL
>>>> +License: GPL
>>>> Group: Applications/System
>>>> BuildRoot: /tmp/%{name}-%{ver}-root
>>>> Packager: dann frazier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>> @@ -191,6 +191,12 @@
>>>> process.
>>>>
>>>> %changelog
>>>> +* Wed Jul 20 2005 Bernard Li <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>> +- Updated Copyright -> License (deprecated)
>>>> +- Added %configure command
>>>> +- Added requirement for perl-TermReadKey
>>>> +- Updated requirement for perl-XML-Simple to >= 2.14
>>>> +
>>>> * Sun Dec 19 2004 Josh Aas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>> - Here is another patch for RPM building. With this patch,
>>>
>>>
>>> you should be
>>>
>>>> able to make an srpm, install it, build from the spec
>>>
>>>
>>> file ("rpmbuild
>>>
>>>> @@ -301,6 +307,8 @@
>>>> %prep
>>>> %setup -q
>>>>
>>>> +%configure
>>>> +
>>>> make -j11 get_source
>>>>
>>>> # Only build everything if on x86, this helps with PPC build issues
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> ------------------------------------------------------
>>> Brian Elliott Finley Mobile: 630.631.6621
>>> gpg --keyserver wwwkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys 10F8EE52
>>> ------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -------------------------------------------------------
>> SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies
>> from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles,
>> informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to
>> speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_idt77&alloc_id492&op=click
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sisuite-devel mailing list
>> Sisuite-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sisuite-devel
>>
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------------
> SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies
> from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles,
> informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to
> speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click
> _______________________________________________
> Sisuite-devel mailing list
> Sisuite-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sisuite-devel
>
>
--
------------------------------------------------------
Brian Elliott Finley Mobile: 630.631.6621
gpg --keyserver wwwkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys 10F8EE52
------------------------------------------------------
Revision history for Perl module XML::Simple
2.14 Jan 29 2005
- unlink and lock fixes for VMS (patch from Peter (Stig) Edwards)
2.13 Nov 17 2004
- Fixed bug where NoIndent broke KeyAttr (reported by David Haas)
- Added copy_hash helper method which may be overridden to avoid
tied hashes becoming untied during XMLout (patch from Jan Sundberg)
- Fixed bug where GroupTags corrupted source hashref in XMLout
(reported by Bram)
- Tweaks to SuppressEmpty for undef with XMLout (report from jamesb),
behaviour now matches docs and additional behaviour of setting
option to 1 will skip undefined values altogether
2.12 Apr 05 2004
- added NumericEscape option
- added ValueAttr option (patch from Anton Berezin)
- suppress 'wide character in print' warning (reported by Dawei Lin)
2.11 Mar 02 2004
- Fixed hash ordering assumption in a new test (reported by Jost Krieger)
2.10 Feb 29 2004
- Added AttrIndent option (patch from Volker Moell)
- Hash keys are now sorted alphabetically by default; enable the
new NoSort option if you don't want this (patch from Volker Moell)
- Fixed bug where disabling array folding broke anonymous array handling
- Fixed bug when unfolding a tied hash
- SuppressEmpty patch from Douglas Wilson
- Numerous test improvements - Devel::Cover rocks!
- POD update re XMLin(XMLout($data)) caveats (bug report from Slaven
Rezic)
2.09 Sep 09 2003
- Makefile.PL makeover contributed by Joshua Keroes
- fixed hash ordering assumption in test script (reported by Michel
Rodriguez)
- POD updates
- updated link to Perl XML FAQ
2.08 Jun 13 2003
- fixed variable expansion not happening in attributes (patch from Paul
Bussé)
2.07 May 20 2003
- added test to catch old versions of Storable which lack locking support
- removed new-style loop which broke on 5.005_03
- suppress more uninitialised variable warnings
2.06 May 18 2003
- fixed strict mode requiring ForceArray on output (fix from Igor Román
Mariño)
- fixed warnings about uninitialised values
- minor POD update (link to FAQ)
2.05 Apr 16 2003
- fixed warnings when NormaliseSpace undefined (reported by Peter
Scott and others)
- added support for specifying ForceArray using regular expressions
(patch from Jim Cromie)
- added check to escape_value to guard against undefined argument
(reported by Henrik Gemal)
- added NoIndent option (requested by Afroze Husain Zubairi)
2.04 Apr 10 2003
- integrated a patch from Michel Rodriguez
+ new facility for removing extra levels of indirection (using
the new 'GroupTags' option)
+ new facility for rolling the dreaded 'content' hash up into a
scalar if there are no keys left after array folding (using the
'-' prefix mode on the ContentKey option)
+ new facility for doing variable substitution in the XML; variables
can be defined in Perl (using the new 'Variables' option) or in
the XML document (using the new 'VarAttr' option)
- added 'NormaliseSpace' option for tidying up hash keys and other
text content if required (feature requested by Alex Manoussakis)
- option names are now case-insensitive and can include underscores
- XMLin() and XMLout() are now aliased to xml_in() and xml_out() when
called as methods or imported explicitly
- option names passed to XML::Simple->new() are now validated
2.03 Jan 20 2003
- fixed circular reference check which was incorrectly catching
'parallel' references (patch from Theo Lengyel)
2.02 Dec 15 2002
- changed Storable calls to use locking (reported by Randal Schwarz)
2.01 Dec 11 2002
- fixed bug whereby :strict mode required forcearray on
XMLout() (reported by Ville Skytta)
2.00 Dec 08 2002
- first production release with SAX support
- added support for 'strict mode' using :strict import tag
- removed locking code (as it was incompatible with iThreads)
- integrated patch for test failures from Sean Campbell
- fixed stringification of references during folding (reported
by Trond Michelsen)
- fixed incompatability with Tie::IxHash (reported by
Venkataramana Mokkapati)
- POD: alphabetised options (patch from John Borwick)
- POD: updated suppressempty (patch from Kjetil Kjernsmo)
- added FAQ.pod to distribution and added new questions
1.08_01 Feb 14 2002 - beta release for testing SAX support
- fixed errors with default namespace handling
- minor POD updates
1.08 Feb 09 2002
- re-release of 1.06 (stable) with minor updates ...
- searchpath option now defaults to current directory if not set
- fix to Storable test routine for test failures on Win32
- removed obselete 'convert' script from distribution
1.07b Feb 05 2002 - beta release for testing SAX support
- added SAX support including:
+ using SAX parsers
+ acting as a SAX handler
+ generating SAX events from XMLout() with new Handler option
+ acting as a SAX filter (via new DataHandler option)
- added $ENV{XML_SIMPLE_PREFERRED_PARSER} and
$XML::Simple::PREFERRED_PARSER for selecting a parser module
- added namespace support (SAX only) with nsexpand option for both
XMLin() and XMLout()
- searchpath now defaults to current directory
- parseropts option now officially deprecated
- removed obselete 'convert' script from distribution
- many POD updates (more to come)
1.06 Nov 19 2001
- fixed version number in default xmldecl (thanks to Matt Sergeant for
bug report and patch)
- updated contact email address for author
1.05 Aug 31 2000
- code re-org to make internals all OO for easier extending
- added 'noattr' option to tell XMLout() not to use attributes (only
nested elements) and XMLin() to discard attributes
- added 'suppressempty' option to tell XMLin what to do with elements
with no attributes and no content
- added 'parseropts' option for specifying options which should be
passed to the underlying XML::Parser object
- added 'forcecontent' option to force text content to parse to a
hash value even if the element has no attributes
- fix for forcearray getting applied to text content
- integrated patch from Paul Lindner to work around filenames sometimes
being seen as XML when running under mod_perl
- integrated patch from Edward Avis: filename '-' means stdin
- fixed bug where a missing key attribute could cause a crash
- added a warning message for above situation
- added 'support' for CDATA sections - they always worked, but now
they're in the test suite which should ensure they keep working
- fixed error message when caching enabled but parsing from filehandle
- fixed empty elements being skipped by XMLout() when folding enabled
- fixed text content of '0' being skipped by XMLout()
1.04 Apr 03 2000
- fix for text content being skipped by XMLout
- added (optional) OO interface for changing default options
- added 'keeproot' option (requested by Mark D. Anderson - MDA)
- added 'contentkey' option (also requested by MDA)
- incorporated 'forcearray' as arrayref patch from Andrew McNaughton
1.03 Mar 05 2000
- added 'maketest' script for make impaired platforms
- yet more cross platform robustness added to test scripts incl
workaround for Win32 problem where writing to file changed contents
but not timestamp(!)
- backed out one overzealous use of File::Spec in test script
- POD updates including XML::Twig description contributed by Michel
Rodriguez
1.02b Feb 16 2000 - limited distribution beta
- reinstated locking with new backwards compatibility code
- fixed platform dependant pathname handling to use File::Basename &
File::Spec in XML::Simple.pm and test scripts
- fixed bug causing XMLout() to incorrectly barf on what it thought was
a recursive data structure
- removed spurious checking code which stopped XMLout unfolding a
single nested hash
- fixed t/4_MemShare.t to gracefully cope with the absense of utime()
- changed t/3_Storable.t and t/5_MemCopy.t to skip gracefully if no
Storable.pm
- removed superflous eval blocks around requires
1.01 Dec 1 1999
- removed faulty locking code pending a fix
1.00 Nov 25 1999
- added escaping feature + noescape option
- added xmldecl option
- further tidy ups for thread safing
- more POD revisions (incl: pointers to other modules)
0.95 Nov 2 1999
- added rootname option
- added outputfile option
- lots of internal tidy ups for thread safing
- fixed bug in check for XML string to XMLin()
- extra tests (esp option handling)
0.90 Oct 14 1999 (first beta release)
- module renamed to XML::Simple ready for CPAN upload
- XMLToOpt() renamed to XMLin()
- OptToXML() renamed to XMLout()
- added 'convert' script
0.05 Sep 18 1999
- fixed location of XML.pm in distribution (make install didn't work)
- added tests for MemCopy
- fixed ABSTRACT_FROM in Makefile.PL
- fixed PREREQ_PM in Makefile.PL
0.04 Aug 10 1999
- added caching using Storable.pm
- updated MANIFEST to include missing test files
0.03 Jun 20 1999
- rewrite of OptToXML
- anonymous array support
- more and better test routines
- POD updates
0.02 Jun 10 1999
- added support for OptToXML
- fixed searchpath inconsistencies
- added 'forcearray' option
- POD improvements
- much improved test routines
0.01 May 27 1999
- original version; created by h2xs 1.18
- module called 'Getopt::XML'
- included basic XMLToOpt routine
