On Sep 15, 2014, at 8:58 AM, Daniel J. Luke wrote:
> 
>> For the first iteration, I would do nothing special. I would let each 
>> subport install those files, which would make the subports conflict with one 
>> another. That's not desirable, but better than the current unworkable 
>> situation.
>> 
>> As a second iteration, I would try removing those files from the 
>> p5.*-mod_perl2 subports, and put only those files back into a mod_perl2 
>> port. I assume mod_perl.so requires the rest of the perl-version-specific 
>> files, so that port would have perl5.* variants which depend on the 
>> corresponding p5.*-mod_perl2 port.
> 
> that mod_perl.so is version specific (ie, it would be different for each of 
> the sub-ports and so it can't be pulled into one common port). The sub-ports 
> would just have to be marked as conflicting.

I realize the mod_perl.so would be specific to the perl version, that's why I 
suggested the hypothetical mod_perl2 port would have variants for choosing 
which perl version to use. 


> It would be better if we just supported one perl5 version.

I have no objection to that if someone wants to put in the effort to do it.

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