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Subject: Re: Porter's Handbook Perl section update
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On 23 May 2012 18:11, Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> wrote:
> The second note in the Using perl section of the Porter's Handbook was
> unclear to me:
>
> =A0Note: It is recommended to avoid using ${SITE_PERL} as a dependency
> =A0listing. This is problematic because it means that bsd.perl.mk must be
> =A0included to satisfy the dependency. Additionally, if the module's file=
s
> =A0change, it would require changing all dependent ports.
>
> After some talking with jgh@, I've suggested this:
>
> =A0Do not use ${SITE_PERL} in dependency declarations. =A0Doing so
> =A0assumes that bsd.perl.mk has been included, which is not always true.
> =A0Ports depending on this port will have incorrect dependencies if this
> =A0port's files move later in an upgrade. =A0The right way to declare Per=
l
> =A0module dependencies is shown in the example below.
>
> The second sentence is a little weak, but overall this makes much more
> sense, to me at least. =A0If this looks okay, I'd like to update the Port=
er's
> Handbook.

[adding perl@]

Please!

Chris