Bug#499128: no re.pl installed with libdevel-repl-perl

[Mateu X. Hunter]

Thanks for the info.  I did find the copy you refer to, but found it to
be in a strange place.  I guess it couldn't be placed in /usr/local/bin
either since that's where cpan is going to put it.

Seems like a packaging dilemma, because I suspect other people, like me,
would install the package so they can run re.pl, but not find it in
their path.  

Maybe re_pl or re-pl or no package at all?

- Mateu



> On Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:33:16 -0400, Mateu X. Hunter wrote:
> 
> > I just installed version 1.002001-2 of package libdevel-repl-perl and
> > found that it did not install re.pl.  I had to use CPAN to get re.pl
> > installed.
> 
> According to http://packages.debian.org/lenny/all/libdevel-repl-perl/filelist
> it is installed as /usr/share/doc/libdevel-repl-perl/examples/re.pl
> 
> re.pl is explicitly moved from /usr/bin to
> /usr/share/doc/libdevel-repl-perl/examples/ in debian/rules during
> package build.
> 
> And I'm a bit reluctant to install a script with such a generic name
> into /usr/bin/, I have to admit ...
> (And the .pl extension would not conform with Debian Policy in
> /usr/bin which would leave us with /usr/bin/re ...)
> 
> Cheers,
> gregor