Bug 437817 - RFE: Upgrade Module::CoreList to 2.14
Summary: RFE: Upgrade Module::CoreList to 2.14
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Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: perl
Version: rawhide
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Marcela Mašláňová
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks: 437804
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Reported: 2008-03-17 15:39 UTC by Ralf Corsepius
Modified: 2008-03-18 13:48 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2008-03-18 12:37:35 UTC
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Description Ralf Corsepius 2008-03-17 15:39:06 UTC
Description of problem:
Module::CoreList-2.13 seems defective.
cf. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=437804

Upstream recommends to upgrade to 2.14.

Module::CoreList is one of the "dual-lived" perl modules, which would mean we
have to alternatives to choose from:
a) Reactivate the (currently) retired perl-Module-CoreList package
b) To replace the Module::CoreList in Fedora's "perl" package.

What would you prefer?

I am in favor of a), because it would provide a more flexible solution, which
would avoid having to rebuild "perl" (Allowing this option had been one purpose
of the perl-package split). Downside: core-perl would be build against an
outdated Module::CoreList (2.13). Also, I am not sure if yum can handle this.

But I also don't have much of a problem with b) - It would be less flexible and
a bit more effort.

Comment 1 Marcela Mašláňová 2008-03-18 12:37:35 UTC
I prefer B. It will be in rawhide soon.

Comment 2 Ralf Corsepius 2008-03-18 13:48:47 UTC
(In reply to comment #1)
> I prefer B. It will be in rawhide soon.
<sigh/>
I regret having to say so, but your decision is a "slipped-by" opportunity ;)

a) would have been a precedence for a perl-dist package being provided by
different src.rpms (old from perl, new from separate package).
It would have been an opportunity to demonstrate a better, closer and more
flexible coupling of perl to CPAN: "If a core package is too old/broken",
replace it with an external one ("dual-lived" in Perl terms).

Anyway, you chose your poison ;)




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