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From:
Nick Ing-Simmons
Date:
September 30, 2003 02:54
Subject:
Re: Hidden dependencies?
Message ID:
20030930095423.2491.6@llama.elixent.com
Johan Vromans <jvromans@squirrel.nl> writes:
>While building RedHat 8.x and 9.x RPMs for 5.8.1, I got the following
>message from RPM during install of the RPMs:
>
> error: Failed dependencies:
> perl(Mac::BuildTools) is needed by perl58-5.8.1-1jv
> perl(Mac::InternetConfig) is needed by perl58-5.8.1-1jv
> perl(Tk) is needed by perl58-5.8.1-1jv
Core perl does not need Tk. So perl58-5.8.1-1jv is obviously
some bundle...
> perl(Tk::Pod) is needed by perl58-5.8.1-1jv
> perl(v5.6.0) is needed by perl58-5.8.1-1jv
>
>Apparently, some core modules need (require, use) non-core modules.
>While not stricktly speaking a problem, it may be something to
>consider enhancing.
>
>-- Johan
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