Bug 52012

Summary:	Perl modules fail to install with perl 5.8.0
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Patrick Lynch <patlynch>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Perl team <perl>
Status:	RESOLVED CANTFIX
Severity:	major
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Patrick Lynch 2004-05-25 07:46:00 UTC

Affects: samba 3 upgrading

Installing a perl module, such as perl-ldap, fails under perl 5.8.0
Sandbox access violations are caused, because MakeMaker in perl 5.8.0 does not support DESTDIR.

Quick Solution: Upgrade to perl 5.8.2

Issue:
Recent(?) changes to perl-modules.eclass enforce that the ExtUtils::MakeMaker individual package needs to be uninstalled(via a block), as MakeMaker is now built into perl.

Problem is, the MakeMaker built into perl 5.8.0 does not support the DESTDIR directive, required for proper portage installation ( due to its temp installation directory nature).

Permanent Solution:
The individual ExtUtils::MakeMaker package should not block perl modules unless the system has perl 5.8.2 installed.

Comment 1 Michael Cummings (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-06-13 07:32:35 UTC

Unfortunately, you've misunderstood the problem. ExtUtils-MakeMaker is and has always been a core package of perl. The ebuild for makemaker exists to help older systems, such as yours. However, perl 5.8.2 has been marked stable for archs for over 6 months now, and our ability to continue backwards support is phased out. Can you upgrade your perl version or is there a reason to stay at a lower version?

Comment 2 Michael Cummings (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-08-18 09:19:08 UTC

no response