Debian Bug report logs - #35236
Netbase and perl5.005 : moving DebianNet.pm

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Raphael Hertzog <rhertzog@hrnet.fr>

To: submit@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Netbase and perl5.005 : moving DebianNet.pm

Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 22:36:26 +0200

Package: netbase
Version: 3.14-1

In order to prevent problems while upgrading to perl 5.005 I suggest
that you put the DebianNet module into /usr/lib/perl5/Debian and that you add a
line « use lib '/usr/lib/perl5/Debian' » at the beginning of update-inetd. In
that way all versions of perl (using versionned directories or not) will
always find the module. And postinst script will never break because of such a
problem.

Cheers,
-- 
Raphaël Hertzog >> 0C4CABF1 >> http://prope.insa-lyon.fr/~rhertzog/

Message #10 received at 35236@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Anthony Towns <aj@azure.humbug.org.au>

To: Raphael Hertzog <rhertzog@hrnet.fr>, 35236@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#35236: Netbase and perl5.005 : moving DebianNet.pm

Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 12:54:53 +1000

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On Mon, Mar 29, 1999 at 10:36:26PM +0200, Raphael Hertzog wrote:

> In order to prevent problems while upgrading to perl 5.005 I suggest
> that you put the DebianNet module into /usr/lib/perl5/Debian and that
> you add a line `` use lib '/usr/lib/perl5/Debian' '' at the beginning
> of update-inetd. In that way all versions of perl (using versionned
> directories or not) will always find the module. And postinst script
> will never break because of such a problem.

netstd also uses DebianNet.pm directly. If this gets changed, should I
also Conflict: netstd (<< something), and get Herbert to do up a new
netstd that Pre-Depends on netbase (>= something)?

I'm not sure off hand if any other packages use DebianNet.pm themselves.

Cheers,
aj

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Message #15 received at 35236@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Raphael Hertzog <rhertzog@hrnet.fr>

To: Anthony Towns <aj@azure.humbug.org.au>, 35236@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#35236: Netbase and perl5.005 : moving DebianNet.pm

Date: Wed, 2 Apr 1997 09:17:45 +0200

Le Fri, Apr 02, 1999 at 12:54:53PM +1000, Anthony Towns écrivait:
> netstd also uses DebianNet.pm directly. If this gets changed, should I

Ok, i just see it in netstd postint, you're right. I'll file a bug
against netstd too.

> also Conflict: netstd (<< something), and get Herbert to do up a new

If you simply move the file, the conflict will be needed yes. 

But I think that the simplest solution is to put the file in 
/usr/lib/perl5/Debian and add a symlink in /usr/lib/perl5 ... in that way
there's no conflict needed.

Cheers,
-- 
Raphaël Hertzog >> 0C4CABF1 >> http://prope.insa-lyon.fr/~rhertzog/

Message #20 received at 35236@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Anthony Towns <aj@azure.humbug.org.au>

To: Raphael Hertzog <rhertzog@hrnet.fr>, 35236@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#35236: Netbase and perl5.005 : moving DebianNet.pm

Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 15:57:11 +1000

Erm, I'm lost.

Obviously moving DebianNet.pm isn't a critical issue for the perl upgrade
(it having been done and everything now), but I've forgotten whether this
was a temporary solution or permanent one, and I seem to have lost the
mails discussing it.

What's the proper place for DebianNet.pm? Can it just stay where it is
forevermore?

Cheers,
aj

-- 
Anthony Towns <aj@humbug.org.au> <http://azure.humbug.org.au/~aj/>
I don't speak for anyone save myself. PGP encrypted mail preferred.

 ``The thing is: trying to be too generic is EVIL. It's stupid, it 
        results in slower code, and it results in more bugs.''
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Message #25 received at 35236@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Raphael Hertzog <rhertzog@hrnet.fr>

To: Anthony Towns <aj@azure.humbug.org.au>

Cc: 35236@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#35236: Netbase and perl5.005 : moving DebianNet.pm

Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 10:40:39 +0200

Le Fri, Aug 27, 1999 at 03:57:11PM +1000, Anthony Towns écrivait:
> Obviously moving DebianNet.pm isn't a critical issue for the perl upgrade
> (it having been done and everything now), but I've forgotten whether this
> was a temporary solution or permanent one, and I seem to have lost the
> mails discussing it.
> 
> What's the proper place for DebianNet.pm? Can it just stay where it is
> forevermore?

Yes it can stay where it is for ever. The Debian perl policy is to
always use /usr/lib/perl5 as the proper directory where to install
non-binary modules.

You can close the bug I think.

Cheers,
-- 
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<pub> CDs Debian : http://ntux.u-strasbg.fr/~raphael/debian/#cd </pub>

Message #30 received at 35236-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Anthony Towns <aj@azure.humbug.org.au>

To: Raphael Hertzog <rhertzog@hrnet.fr>

Cc: 35236-done@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#35236: Netbase and perl5.005 : moving DebianNet.pm

Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 19:26:40 +1000

On Fri, Aug 27, 1999 at 10:40:39AM +0200, Raphael Hertzog wrote:
> Le Fri, Aug 27, 1999 at 03:57:11PM +1000, Anthony Towns écrivait:
> > Obviously moving DebianNet.pm isn't a critical issue for the perl upgrade
> > (it having been done and everything now), but I've forgotten whether this
> > was a temporary solution or permanent one, and I seem to have lost the
> > mails discussing it.
> > What's the proper place for DebianNet.pm? Can it just stay where it is
> > forevermore?
> Yes it can stay where it is for ever. The Debian perl policy is to
> always use /usr/lib/perl5 as the proper directory where to install
> non-binary modules.

Ah, good this was what I thought.

> You can close the bug I think.

Ha, great. :)

Cheers,
a ``And another one's down, and another one's down, and another one
    bites the dust'' j

-- 
Anthony Towns <aj@humbug.org.au> <http://azure.humbug.org.au/~aj/>
I don't speak for anyone save myself. PGP encrypted mail preferred.

 ``The thing is: trying to be too generic is EVIL. It's stupid, it 
        results in slower code, and it results in more bugs.''
                                        -- Linus Torvalds

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