Hi All,
Aside from these directory name issues I have a start on some perl 5.8 info files based on a perl 5.8 info file from the submission tracker. The modules I found so far which need to be recompiled simply have a new info file identical to the old one but with a build/depends on the new perl. Take a look in the experimental/carstenklapp cvs dir.
It is my understanding that not all perl modules need to be recompiled for 5.8, only binary XS modules. (I really don't know what XS means and I have no idea how to tell if a module works or not without recompiling unless there is an error using it). Anyway this would mean a lot of the perl mods in fink should still work with the new perl without needing a recompile.
Carsten
On Sunday, January 12, 2003, at 05:05 pm, Chris Dolan wrote:
In general, though, I think that we may simply have to have multiple versions of every module. I don't think that's entirely a bad thing. Presumably, it will be minimal work for a maintainer to do both, since for most modules the only change will be to replace some 6s with some 8s. And if the module does change more significantly than that, well, then we did indeed need to have multiple versions of the .info file.
Or perhaps there should be a way for .info files to depend on each other? *cringe*
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