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To: James FitzGibbon <james@nexis.net>
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Subject: Re: ports/3936: perl 5.004_01 is already available
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From: Scott Blachowicz <scott@statsci.com>
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James FitzGibbon <james@nexis.net> wrote:
> Using the specific version allows us to force an
> upgrade of perl when a module requiring it is built.
Should there be a make variable & a version check made for the modules? Maybe
you could put a
PERL5_VERSION_REQUIRED = '$] >= 5.00401'
in the p5-* ports as appropriate, then have a check in a standard rule
somewhere that waves the chosen PERL5_PROG (or whatever) over it to decide if
it's sufficient for handling the particular p5-* port?
Scott Blachowicz Ph: 206/283-8802x240 Mathsoft (Data Analysis Products Div)
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