[MacPorts] #16830: RFE: Have only one perl5 package

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#16830: RFE: Have only one perl5 package
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 Reporter:  mcalhoun@…             |       Owner:  mcalhoun@…              
     Type:  enhancement            |      Status:  assigned                
 Priority:  Normal                 |   Milestone:  Port Enhancements       
Component:  ports                  |     Version:  1.6.0                   
 Keywords:                         |        Port:  perl5, perl5.8, perl5.10
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Comment(by jmr@…):

 Replying to [comment:18 jmr@…]:
 > I don't like that perl5 is just a clone of perl5.8; they conflict and
 there are ports that depend on both. Couldn't perl5 install nothing but a
 ${prefix}/bin/perl symlink, and depend on whichever perl5.x we decide is
 preferred?

 From the number of tickets being filed because of the conflict, it looks
 like this would be saving a lot of user pain. Is there any reason for not
 doing it this way? (I don't see one given in the comments.)

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/16830#comment:35>
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