On 2023-06-20 at 03:11:46 UTC-0400 (Tue, 20 Jun 2023 17:11:46 +1000) raf via macports-users <macpo...@raf.org> is rumored to have said:
Hi. All of the p5-* perl module ports have: perl5.branches 5.28 5.30 5.32 5.34 Why is that? There's a perl5.36 port, and there are perl5.16-perl5.26 ports. I'm curious. I was expecting to see a branch for all available versions of perl5.
Not all modules are compatible with all Perl versions. Not all ports are maintained diligently, so when a new version of Perl is a available, not all ports get updated immediately.
Sometimes it's just a formality. For example, Mail::SpamAssassin v4.0.0 was released before Perl 5.36 and so none of us on the SA dev team tested it with 5.36. We do not claim that it works with 5.36, although we expect that it will. Some packagers are very picky about such things.
Historically, Mojca has been the SME and the most heroic heavy-lifter in keeping MacPorts' Perl jungle usable.
-- Bill Cole b...@scconsult.com or billc...@apache.org (AKA @grumpybozo and many *@billmail.scconsult.com addresses) Not Currently Available For Hire
