Bug 222009

Summary:	dev-lang/perl includes cpan which requires links
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Tres 'RiverRat' Melton <RiverRat>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Perl team <perl>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	normal	CC:	mxey
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Tres 'RiverRat' Melton 2008-05-13 23:16:02 UTC

dev-lang/perl includes cpan which requires links
It should get listed as an RDEPEND IMHO.

Comment 1 Maximilian Gaß 2008-05-14 17:07:24 UTC

I have CPAN working just fine without links installed . AFAIK CPAN can use a very broad selection of tools for doing its downloads.

Comment 2 Sergiy Borodych 2008-05-16 07:40:13 UTC

(In reply to comment #0)
> dev-lang/perl includes cpan which requires links
> 

not require - may use it

Comment 3 Tres 'RiverRat' Melton 2008-05-19 08:59:22 UTC

Well the config program asks you where it is when it is run.  I suppose it may be optional but it doesn't sound that way in the config file.

Comment 4 Maximilian Gaß 2008-05-19 09:25:13 UTC

(In reply to comment #3)
> Well the config program asks you where it is when it is run.  I suppose it may
> be optional but it doesn't sound that way in the config file.

AFAIK the config program accepts an empty input on this.

Comment 5 Tres 'RiverRat' Melton 2008-05-19 16:33:02 UTC

Ok.  That part was unclear to me.  I paused and emerged links in another terminal but I suppose it wasn't required.  If it is unneeded then we can close the bug.  Sorry for the confusion.