https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=270859 Summary: automatic dependencies on perl modules? Product: openSUSE 10.3 Version: Alpha 3 Platform: All OS/Version: openSUSE 10.3 Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Installation AssignedTo: mls@novell.com ReportedBy: pmladek@novell.com QAContact: jsrain@novell.com CC: aj@novell.com, anicka@novell.com Why have we disabled the automatic dependencies on perl modules in rpm? The detailed automatic provides are already generated by /usr/lib/rpm/find-provides. The code writing the corresponding requires is commented out in /usr/lib/rpm/find-requires: # --- Perl modules. #[ -x /usr/lib/rpm/perl.req -a -n "$perllist" ] && \ # printf "%s\n" "${perllist[@]}" | /usr/lib/rpm/perl.req | sort -u Is it only an artefact after the rpm-3.x where the rpm database was slow? Or is there still a good reason to disable it? Note that the automatic dependencies might save a lot of work when maintaining perl modules. They might also avoid problems like in the bug #270543. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.