Bug#186778: ExtUtils::Embed problem when libperl-dev not installed

[Dominic Hargreaves]

On Thu, Jun 02, 2011 at 10:55:49AM +0300, Niko Tyni wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 01, 2011 at 10:11:18PM +0100, Dominic Hargreaves wrote:
> > On Tue, May 05, 2009 at 08:47:49AM +0300, Niko Tyni wrote:
> > > On Sat, Mar 29, 2003 at 02:51:57PM -0600, Stephen Waters wrote:
> > > > Package: perl-modules
> > > > Version: 5.8.0-17
> > > > 
> > > > When perl-modules is installed but libperl-dev is not, ExtUtils::Embed
> > > > incorrectly reports -lperl to be available.
> 
> > > No other module in perl-modules requires ExtUtils::Embed AFAICS, so that
> > > part should not be a problem. Also, I expect that every package that
> > > needs ExtUtils::Embed already depends on libperl-dev as the module is
> > > quite useless otherwise.
> > 
> > No response from Brendan in the bug log, but I don't see why we
> > shouldn't bite the bullet and do this.
> 
> There's the argument that a normal system should have all or nothing
> of the upstream perl distribution installed. Although we're sort of
> violating that already with the missing libperl.so symlink, a missing
> ExtUtils::Embed is a somewhat clearer case of "crippling perl."
> 
> TBH, after the last time I tried to split out the dual lived modules [1]
> I don't have much enthusiasm in pursuing such changes.
> 
> I'm slightly inclined to keep the status quo with ExtUtils::EMbed until
> (if?) things change with the dual lived modules, but YMMV.

Right, yes, I understand your position. In that case the other
possible fix for this bug would be to patch ExtUtils::Embed to detect
the missing libperl-dev files (this is not a high priority item).

Dominic.

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