** Description changed: BUG: XML::SAX can not be updated with CPAN/CPANP without totally breaking dpkg or other debian components that assume debian modifications are in XML::SAX. The currently distributed libxml-sax-perl conflicts with upstream XML::SAX. The debian developers hacked libxml-sax-perl's XML::SAX and added the function save_parsers_debian, and short circuited the sub save_parsers. The precedence order of perl's @INC demands /usr/local/share/perl5 holds precedence over /usr/share/perl5, so the newer vanilla version from CPAN will be used by all any include of XML::SAX. This reates a problem because the cpan version of XML::SAX lacks the Debian specific functionality. The fix is to remove Debian's pollution of XML::SAX class and subclass it (XML::SAX), into XML::SAX::Debian with the added Debian functionality. This will permit CPAN and CPANP updates of XML::SAX, and it will permit Debian guys to extend XML::SAX as they wish CLUE STRING:: Can't locate object method "save_parsers_debian" via package "XML::SAX" WORK AROUND:: `cpanp uninstall XML::SAX` + + + Currently this is in the README.debian: + + Original CPAN Package vs. Debian Package + ---------------------------------------- + + Installing the original package from CPAN into /usr/local breaks the + Debian package, since the former is in Perl's @INC before the latter. + So, please don't do this. + + If there's a new version of XML::SAX simply file a wishlist against + the Debian package and wait for the update.
-- CPAN's XML::SAX update conflicts with libxml-sax-perl's XML::SAX https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/13917 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
