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Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:24:59 -0500
From: Paul Schmehl <pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com>
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Subject: Re: Perl upgrade and bsdpan into pkgdb
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--On April 12, 2009 2:05:50 PM -0500 David Southwell 
<david@vizion2000.net> wrote:
>> >
>> > I hope it is not too far off topic but:

It is, so note the change of subject....
>> >
>> > Can anyone tell me how to fix this one:
>> >
>> > Stale dependency: bsdpan-Pod-Perldoc-3.15 -> perl-5.8.9_2
>> > (lang/perl5.8): can't convert nil into string
>> >

Rather than installing directly from bsdpan, install all your perl modules 
from ports.  It takes a little getting used to, but many of the bsdpan 
modules are in ports with the convention p5-Name-Name.

Paul Schmehl, If it isn't already
obvious, my opinions are my own
and not those of my employer.
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