Bug#774074: dh-make-perl: Recursive option does not check version of existing packages

[Andy Beverley]

Package: dh-make-perl
Version: 0.75-1
Severity: normal
Tags: upstream patch

When using the recursive option, dh-make-perl checks for existing
packages both locally and in apt. However, it doesn't check the
versions, so the actual module required may still not exist.

This patch also checks the version, and adds the module to the
missing list if the version does not satisfy the requirement.

It relies on DPKG::Parse::Available and associated RT patch 69920,
but the module appears to be unmaintained. Assuming that the patch
attached to this is acceptable, I'd be happy in looking at options
to ensure that DPKG::Parse::Available is maintained.

Bug 774073 relies on this patch.


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 7.7
  APT prefers stable
  APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages dh-make-perl depends on:
ii  debhelper                               9.20120909
ii  dpkg-dev                                1.16.15
ii  fakeroot                                1.18.4-2
ii  libapt-pkg-perl                         0.1.26+b1
ii  libarray-unique-perl                    0.08-1
ii  libclass-accessor-perl                  0.34-1
ii  libdpkg-perl                            1.16.15
ii  libemail-address-perl                   1.895-1+deb7u1
ii  libemail-date-format-perl               1.002-1
ii  libfile-which-perl                      1.09-1
ii  liblist-moreutils-perl                  0.33-1+b1
ii  libmodule-depends-perl                  0.16-1
ii  libparse-debcontrol-perl                2.005-3
ii  libparse-debianchangelog-perl           1.2.0-1
ii  libsoftware-license-perl                0.103004-2
ii  libtie-ixhash-perl                      1.21-2
ii  libwww-mechanize-perl                   1.71-1
ii  libyaml-perl                            0.81-1
ii  make                                    3.81-8.2
ii  perl                                    5.14.2-21+deb7u2
ii  perl-modules [libmodule-corelist-perl]  5.14.2-21+deb7u2

Versions of packages dh-make-perl recommends:
ii  apt-file      2.5.1
ii  git           1:1.7.10.4-1+wheezy1
ii  pristine-tar  1.25+deb7u1

dh-make-perl suggests no packages.

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