From owner-freebsd-perl@freebsd.org Thu May 12 16:38:50 2016 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-perl@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 271E2B37D69 for ; Thu, 12 May 2016 16:38:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from henk.van.oers@xs4all.nl) Received: from mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (mailman.ysv.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::50:5]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 15F311057 for ; Thu, 12 May 2016 16:38:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from henk.van.oers@xs4all.nl) Received: by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) id 11618B37D68; Thu, 12 May 2016 16:38:50 +0000 (UTC) Delivered-To: perl@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 11007B37D67 for ; Thu, 12 May 2016 16:38:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from henk.van.oers@xs4all.nl) Received: from ans.signature.nl (ans.signature.nl [IPv6:2a01:7c8:aab1:31a::160]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D2FFC1054; Thu, 12 May 2016 16:38:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from henk.van.oers@xs4all.nl) Received: by ans.signature.nl (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 0802F4AB413; Thu, 12 May 2016 18:38:48 +0200 (CEST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ans.signature.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 01E764AB412; Thu, 12 May 2016 18:38:47 +0200 (CEST) Date: Thu, 12 May 2016 18:38:47 +0200 (CEST) From: Henk van Oers X-X-Sender: henk@ans.signature.nl To: Mathieu Arnold cc: Michelle Sullivan , perl@freebsd.org Subject: Re: p5-Net-3.08,1 fails to configure.... In-Reply-To: <544C44B2A664D9A5EF0BFC7E@ogg.in.absolight.net> Message-ID: References: <57339791.4060406@sorbs.net> <57347C2F.4040200@sorbs.net> <544C44B2A664D9A5EF0BFC7E@ogg.in.absolight.net> User-Agent: Alpine 2.20 (BSF 67 2015-01-07) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-BeenThere: freebsd-perl@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.22 Precedence: list List-Id: maintainer of a number of perl-related ports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 12 May 2016 16:38:50 -0000 On Thu, 12 May 2016, Mathieu Arnold wrote: > +--On 12 mai 2016 14:50:55 +0200 Michelle Sullivan > wrote: > | Mathieu Arnold wrote: > |> > |> +--On 11 mai 2016 22:35:29 +0200 Michelle Sullivan > |> wrote: > |> | =================================================== > |> | ===> Configuring for p5-Net-3.08,1 > |> | ExtUtils::MakeMaker version 6.64 required--this is only version 6.6302 > |> | at ./Makefile.PL line 25. > |> | BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at ./Makefile.PL line 25. > |> | *** Error code 255 > |> > |> To get ExtUtils::MakeMaker 6.63_02, you need to have Perl 5.16. > |> > |> Perl 5.16 has been removed from the tree at the end of 2015. > |> > |> Most compat shims were then removed. "Most" but not all. > |> > |> Please, use a supported (that is, unpatched) ports tree. > |> > |> Kind regards, > |> > | Up to you what you do with it. I'm just posting the fixes... if you want > | to keep breaking stuff by forcing upgrades your userbase will keep > | shrinking. > | > | If you don't want to foolproof just let me know and I won't both posting > | any more patches. > > I don't mind patches fixing the FreeBSD ports tree. Your patches don't fix > the FreeBSD ports tree, they fix your ports tree. > > Perl 5.16 has not been supported for a year, it was removed last year, so > it is not supported by the ports tree. Some ports support running on 5.8 (eg Dancer). What harm can a ExtUtils::MakeMaker requirement do? -- Henk