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> It is about catalystframework, which is in the perl-experimental overlay (a |
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> misnomer if ever there was one, "experimental"). It is about perl 5.10.0, |
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> which is long overdue for making it into the tree (never mind just into an |
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> overlay). |
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You want to upgrade to perl 5.10.0 on an experimental/testing box? Or do you |
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need perl 5.10.0 for a production environment? |
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> Also, it is about the (likely) painful migration that will come and how to |
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> get informed now. |
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If there is a migration to perl 5.10.0 in the future, it will be as smooth |
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as possible for users, especially those who stick to all non-~x86 or custom |
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packages. Worst case scenario is that you'll have to follow an official |
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guide that has you run some extra commands to ensure that upgrade goes |
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through without problems for Gentoo users. perl 5.10.0 will not be marked |
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stable until all upgrade issues are cleared either via appropriate |
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documentation (official upgrade guide) or via bug fixes elsewhere. |
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> However, it pretty much confirms, by omission, that there are no |
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> plans/actions by the gentoo tree maintainers to address perl 5.10.0, I have |
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> to assume, or someone would have mentioned it. (But how to find out for |
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> sure?) |
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> And anyone else who runs into this (I must be the only one, though) will |
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> see a resolved bug. Is that a problem..?? |
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If you need perl 5.10.0 in a production environment, now or in the future, |
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then you might as well file a bug in bugs.gentoo.org requesting that perl |
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5.10.0 be put into the tree and stabilized. If there is enough interest by |
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users and developers in getting 5.10.0 into the tree and stable, then you |
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will likely see this bug resolved. If on the other hand you are the only one |
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interested, then unfortunately you'll have to do the work in doing the work. |
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I am confused about what you're intentions and needs are. Hopefully I've |
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addressed some of your concerns or worries. |
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