FS#8082 - switch to vendor_perl

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Ryan Corder (rcorder) - Friday, 21 September 2007, 23:23 GMT
Last edited by Kevin Piche (kpiche) - Friday, 14 March 2008, 01:41 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Core
Status Closed
Assigned To Aaron Griffin (phrakture)
Architecture All
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version 2007.08.1
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 2
Private No

Details

Description: please change naming convention in perl distribution from using site_perl to vendor_perl. This way, modules installed via Pacman do not overwrite modules installed via CPAN and visa-versa.

Example: /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl should become /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl. All modules installed via Pacman should go into /ursr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl.
Closed by  Kevin Piche (kpiche)
Friday, 14 March 2008, 01:41 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  The policy was implemented in perl 5.10.0-x packages in testing.
Comment by Roman Kyrylych (Romashka) - Saturday, 22 September 2007, 09:45 GMT
I think the implementation of http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Perl_Policy is needed.
Comment by Ryan Corder (rcorder) - Saturday, 22 September 2007, 18:36 GMT
wow, kind of disheartening to know that the topic is described in such detail on the distribution's official Wiki, yet isn't being enforced.

looks like the Vendor-related sections of the Perl_Policy page have been in place since 23 May 2007.
Comment by Aaron Griffin (phrakture) - Monday, 24 September 2007, 05:54 GMT
The wiki policy was also not written by a developer. Anyone can just make up a "policy".

If you want this done faster, you're welcome to submit a patch here to fix all of our perl modules in the repos.

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