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Bug 70987 - make util-linux dependancy on perl optional
Summary: make util-linux dependancy on perl optional
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All All
: High enhancement
Assignee: Gentoo's Team for Core System packages
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Reported: 2004-11-12 11:11 UTC by Ilya Volynets (RETIRED)
Modified: 2004-11-12 14:24 UTC (History)
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make dep on perl optional (util-linux.diff,1.68 KB, patch)
2004-11-12 11:11 UTC, Ilya Volynets (RETIRED) 		Details | Diff
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Description Ilya Volynets (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2004-11-12 11:11:27 UTC 
only two programs depend on presence of perl - chkdupexe and replay. Both are hardly used, and certainly have to be rewritten anyways. Attached patch makes perl dep optional.
Comment 1 Ilya Volynets (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2004-11-12 11:11:48 UTC 
Created attachment 43803 [details, diff]
make dep on perl optional
Comment 2 Matt Taylor 2004-11-12 11:35:39 UTC 
The patch appears to be reversed
Comment 3 SpanKY gentoo-dev 2004-11-12 14:24:29 UTC 
umm, this has already been done ;)

look at util-linux-2.12i