can someone PLEASE fix this long oustanding devel-deps? there is no reason on production systems to install any devel-package and remove "perl-devel" would pull a bundle of also uninstalled dependencies Entfernen: perl-devel x86_64 4:5.14.2-197.fc16 @updates 1.9 M Entfernt für Abhängigkeiten: mod_perl x86_64 2.0.5-8.fc16 @updates-testing 6.0 M mod_perl-devel x86_64 2.0.5-8.fc16 @updates-testing 896 k perl-CGI-Session noarch 4.35-9.fc16 @fedora 235 k perl-CPAN noarch 1.9600.01-197.fc16 @updates 704 k perl-ExtUtils-CBuilder noarch 1:0.28.2.3-197.fc16 @updates 61 k perl-ExtUtils-Embed noarch 1.30-197.fc16 @updates 17 k perl-ExtUtils-MakeMaker noarch 6.57.5-197.fc16 @updates 632 k perl-ExtUtils-ParseXS noarch 1:2.2210-197.fc16 @updates 69 k perl-IPC-Cmd noarch 1:0.70-197.fc16 @updates 64 k perl-Module-Build noarch 1:0.3800-197.fc16 @updates 495 k perl-Net-DRI noarch 0.96_02-3.fc16.20120311.rh @rhsoft-fedora 2.8 M perl-SOAP-WSDL noarch 2.00.10-11.fc16.20120311.rh @rhsoft-fedora 862 k perl-Test-Harness noarch 3.23-197.fc16 @updates 508 k perl-Test-Simple noarch 0.98-197.fc16 @updates 195 k perl-qooxdoo-compat noarch 0.7.3-11.fc16 @fedora 65 k smokeping noarch 2.4.2-16.fc16 @updates 2.3 M
Why do you think those modules don't need perl-devel dependency? For example Module::Build is for building modules, so it needs Perl headers for correct functionality.
Your problem is mod_perl obviously. I don't know why mod_perl requires e.g. perl-CPAN which requires perl-devel naturally because it's intended for installing Perl modules from source code. Clarify with mod_perl maintainer please.
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Still issue in F17.
This should be fixed in F18.
thank you!
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