Re: [gentoo-dev] last rites: =dev-lang/perl-5.12* and family

[Ian Stakenvicius <axs@gentoo.org>]

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On 30/06/14 04:46 AM, Andreas K. Huettel wrote:

> [snip!] * As Fabian pointed out, perl-core/Switch-2.160.0 should
> still go stable. Fine with me (but I can't read your minds about
> future stabilizations, and the virtual only had ~arch reverse
> deps).
> 

There shouldn't be any need to read minds, here -- if the previous
stable perl had this capability, then the new stable perl should too
(whether that be via internal or external module package).  If it
doesn't, then the upgraded-new-stable-perl isn't a valid replacement
for the stable version it previously replaced.  Remember that there
could be who knows what scripts on end-user systems that need this
functionality, and if it's suddenly not available because the only
thing that provides it is ~arch, then they are not left in a happy state..

That's the case here, perl-core/Switch is still ~arch, therefore the
current stable provider of Switch is still perl-5.12.  Once the
keywording is resolved though then 5.12 (and the virtual) would no
longer be needed.

It would be nice if something like a pkgmove be done on the virtual,
though, upon its elimintation; anyone that installed the virtual to
obtain perl Switch shouldn't have to unmerge and specifically emerge
perl-core/Switch.  I'm not sure if pkgmove itself supports this, though..


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