Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 14:27:56 -0400 (EDT) From: Kim Scarborough <sluggo@unknown.nu> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: ports/57135: Why does wget need perl? Message-ID: <20030923182756.79DEDC1@jinx.unknown.nu> Resent-Message-ID: <200309231830.h8NIUGT0037714@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 57135 >Category: ports >Synopsis: Why does wget need perl? >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-ports-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Sep 23 11:30:16 PDT 2003 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Kim Scarborough >Release: FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD moose.uchicago.edu 5.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE #0: Thu Jun 5 02:55:42 GMT 2003 root@wv1u.btc.adaptec.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 >Description: The ftp/wget port requires perl, and I don't see why. I commented out the "USE_PERL5_BUILD" line in the Makefile on a system without perl and it built with no problems. If perl is wanted for some obscure reason, that line should be put in a conditional; otherwise, it should be removed completely. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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