[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 at macports.org  |       Owner:  mcalhoun at macports.org
      Type:  enhancement            |      Status:  assigned             
  Priority:  Normal                 |   Milestone:  Port Enhancements    
 Component:  ports                  |     Version:  1.6.0                
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Comment(by vinc17 at macports.org):

 Replying to [comment:23 mcalhoun@…]:
 > To the objection that perl5.10 should be used:[[BR]]
 > I was trying to make the transition from perl5.8 to perl5 as painless as
 possible.[[BR]]
 > At least one p5-* port breaks with perl5.10.[[BR]]

 Which one? Has a bug been reported against this port? Perhaps a fix is
 already available.

 I don't think this is really a problem. Upgrades often introduce bugs, and
 this is not specific to perl. On the other hand, old bugs are also fixed.

 > I did not know that Debian was using perl5.10, but Gentoo is still using
 5.8.8.[[BR]]
 > I don't think it's a bad idea for perl5 to be the maintenance release,
 which is still 5.8.8.

 5.10.0 is the stable release and the 5.8 branch is no longer maintained.
 When 5.10.0 was released, it was in a testing status, but this was 10
 months ago, and IMHO, this status now is out-of-date.

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