Bug#988750: YAML dependencies should be optional/suggested
Thanks for looking into this, gregor. I'm looking forward to Tina's response as well. David Cook -Original Message- From: gregor herrmann Sent: Saturday, 22 May 2021 3:35 AM To: dc...@prosentient.com.au; 988...@bugs.debian.org Subject: Re: Bug#988750: YAML dependencies should be optional/suggested Control: forwarded -1 https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=136486 On Wed, 19 May 2021 10:09:54 +1000, dc...@prosentient.com.au wrote: > The Debian package requires that libyaml-perl or libyaml-syck-perl be > installed, but it is possible to use this package without either of > those YAML modules. You can specify your own YAML parser (like YAML::XS). Thanks for bringing this up. > There is some discussion about this on CPAN: > https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=136485 > https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=136486 It's a bit tricky from a packaging point of view; I've replied in https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=136486 and I'm looking forward to working with Tina on this issue. Cheers, gregor -- .''`. https://info.comodo.priv.at -- Debian Developer https://www.debian.org : :' : OpenPGP fingerprint D1E1 316E 93A7 60A8 104D 85FA BB3A 6801 8649 AA06 `. `' Member VIBE!AT & SPI Inc. -- Supporter Free Software Foundation Europe `- NP: Diana Krall: Come Dance With Me
Bug#988750: YAML dependencies should be optional/suggested
Package: libcgi-session-serialize-yaml-perl Version: 4.26-2 The Debian package requires that libyaml-perl or libyaml-syck-perl be installed, but it is possible to use this package without either of those YAML modules. You can specify your own YAML parser (like YAML::XS). There is some discussion about this on CPAN: https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=136485 https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=136486 Tina Muller, an engineer at SUSE and the maintainer of CGI::Session::Serialize::yaml, YAML, and YAML::XS, has also pointed out that openSUSE doesn't require these dependencies: https://build.opensuse.org/package/view_file/devel:languages:perl/perl-CGI-S ession-Serialize-yaml/perl-CGI-Session-Serialize-yaml.spec?expand=1.
Bug#780123: CGI TimeOut issue fixed
This bug has been reported to the Apache httpd team and fixed as documented at https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=64709. While it isn't part of an official release yet, I think that it will just be a matter of time. It's a fairly straightforward change to backport, although it does change the behaviour of CGI scripts (ie it terminates them at TimeOut time rather than leaving them for 2x the TimeOut time before terminating), so you may not want to backport that change. David Cook Software Engineer Prosentient Systems 72/330 Wattle St Ultimo, NSW 2007 Australia Office: 02 9212 0899 Online: 02 8005 0595
