Re: Packages : perl5-5.30 outdated but forced for any package

Reply: Xavier Humbert : "Re: Packages : perl5-5.30 outdated but forced for any package"
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From: Herbert J. Skuhra <herbert_at_gojira.at>
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2021 08:47:59 UTC

On Mon, 18 Oct 2021 10:13:26 +0200, Xavier Humbert wrote:
> 
> 
> On 10/16/21 17:47, Herbert J. Skuhra wrote:
> > On Sat, 16 Oct 2021 16:35:08 +0200, Xavier Humbert wrote:
> > 
> >> I should definiteldy check, but what, I dunno
> >> 
> >> [xavier@numenor ports]$ grep DEFAULT_VERSIONS /etc/make.conf
> >> DEFAULT_VERSIONS+=ssl=openssl
> >> DEFAULT_VERSIONS+=python=3.8
> >> DEFAULT_VERSIONS+=php=7.3
> >> DEFAULT_VERSIONS+=perl5=5.34
> >> [xavier@numenor ports]$ pkg info perl5
> >> perl5-5.34.0
> >> Name           : perl5
> >> Version        : 5.34.0
> >> Installed on   : Wed Aug 11 20:46:45 2021 CEST
> >> 
> >> As you can see, my version and DEFAULT_VERSIONS are in sync
> > - Have you updated perl from perl 5.30 and have you followed the
> >    instructions in UPDATING (entry from 20161103)?
> Yes, I did
> > - Are there any files in /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.30/ or
> >    /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/mach/5.30/? Can you run 'pkg which' on
> >    them?
> 
> Err, yes there are files.
> 
> I thought I found the culprit :
> 
> [root@numenor ~]# pkg which
> /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/mach/5.30/ModPerl/BuildMM.pm
> /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/mach/5.30/ModPerl/BuildMM.pm was
> installed by package ap24-mod_perl2-2.0.11,3
> 
> ap24-mod_perl2 does not compile actually, see my previous posts, left
> unanswered
> 
> But if I remove ap24-mod_perl2, still wants to downgrade Perl
> 
> > - What happens if you run 'pkg upgrade'?
> [root@numenor ~]# pkg upgrade
> Updating FreeBSD repository catalogue...
> [...]
> Checking for upgrades (1903 candidates): 100%Processing candidates
> (1903 candidates): 100%
> 
> The following 678 package(s) will be affected (of 0 checked):
> 
> [...mainly perl dependencies. Not astonished...]
> 
> But :
> Installed packages to be DOWNGRADED:
> perl5: 5.34.0 -> 5.32.1_1

This is expected. Perl 5.32 is the default version for packages.

1. Is the original problem resolved (pkg install py38-platformdirs)?
Or does it still try to install perl 5.30? What error do you get when
you try to compile the port?

2. mod_perl2 obviously needs a patch for perl 5.34:
https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1889014

--
Herbert