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perl packaging replication: msg#00015

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Subject: perl packaging replication

I noticed today several new packages have appeared in sid which seem to
exactly or closely replicate those already available in the perl
package itself. I am wondering what the point of this is and whether
it is a good idea or not? In the past bugs have been submitted for the
removal of perl module packages that are replicating work done in the
main perl package.

package name | perl | package
------------------|------------|--------
libfile-spec-perl | 0.87 | 0.90
libfile-temp-perl | 0.14 | 0.14
libtext-wrap-perl | 2001.09291 | 2001.0929

Of these 3 only one of them seems justified and, to me, it would seem
better to request an update of the libfile-spec-perl within the perl
package rather than introduce another new package.

Stephen Quinney



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