Bug 2207594 - perl-POSIX is missing a dependency on perl(locale)
Summary: perl-POSIX is missing a dependency on perl(locale)
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
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Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: perl
Version: 37
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Linux
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medium
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Assignee: Petr Pisar
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks: 2203031
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2023-05-16 10:26 UTC by Petr Pisar
Modified: 2023-05-19 01:24 UTC (History)
10 users (show)

Fixed In Version: perl-5.36.1-497.fc39 perl-5.36.1-497.fc38 perl-5.36.1-494.fc37
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Last Closed: 2023-05-19 01:16:15 UTC
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Description Petr Pisar 2023-05-16 10:26:09 UTC 
When debugging a CI timeout of perl-Crypt-URandom, I found that
"perl -MPOSIX -e 'POSIX::strerror(0);'" does not halt if perl-locale package is not installed.

The cause is that POSIX::AUTOLOAD() actually compiles "require locale;" and the failure, for an unclear reason, triggers an endless loop. I did not investigate why the loop happens, but the missing dependency is a clear packaging mistake.

It seems that all Fedoras are affected.

I'm going to fix it in all Fedoras, if you do not object.

Reproducible: Always
Comment 1 Petr Pisar 2023-05-16 11:07:51 UTC 
Fedora 36 ended a support today <https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/releases/eol/>. I cannot submit a build for it (Unknown build target: f36-candidate).
Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2023-05-16 11:17:32 UTC 
FEDORA-2023-7bc811fcc9 has been submitted as an update to Fedora 38. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-7bc811fcc9
Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2023-05-16 11:19:04 UTC 
FEDORA-2023-529af2dbc2 has been submitted as an update to Fedora 37. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-529af2dbc2
Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2023-05-17 01:22:15 UTC 
FEDORA-2023-7bc811fcc9 has been pushed to the Fedora 38 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2023-7bc811fcc9`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-7bc811fcc9

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.
Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2023-05-17 02:03:57 UTC 
FEDORA-2023-529af2dbc2 has been pushed to the Fedora 37 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2023-529af2dbc2`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-529af2dbc2

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.
Comment 6 Fedora Update System 2023-05-19 01:16:15 UTC 
FEDORA-2023-7bc811fcc9 has been pushed to the Fedora 38 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.
Comment 7 Fedora Update System 2023-05-19 01:24:11 UTC 
FEDORA-2023-529af2dbc2 has been pushed to the Fedora 37 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.
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