i've FreeBSD 6.2p installed. perl588 is port-installed, and perl modules are installed/managed with cpanp. i.e., i do NOT use the p5-* ports. on my sys, pkg_info | grep gettext gettext-0.16.1_3 GNU gettext package & module_info gettext Name: gettext Version: 1.05 Directory: /usr/local/ports/gettext-1.05 File: /usr/local/ports/gettext-1.05/gettext.pm Core module: no despite the prereq gettext perlmod being in-place, @ each port-update/upgrade, i get a stale-dependency message, ... ---> Checking the package registry database Stale dependency: help2man-1.36.4_1 -> p5-gettext-1.05_1 (devel/p5-Locale-gettext): Skipped. (running in non-interactive mode; specify -i to ask) ########### ## EXEC: pkgdb -F ---> Checking the package registry database Stale dependency: help2man-1.36.4_1 -> p5-gettext-1.05_1 (devel/p5-Locale-gettext): Install stale dependency? ([y]es/[n]o/[a]ll) [yes] no New dependency? (? to help): Delete this? ([y]es/[n]o/[a]ll) [yes] yes Deleted. ######### ... which reoccurs at the next update.
Responsible Changed From-To: freebsd-bugs->freebsd-ports-bugs Reassign to ports team
State Changed From-To: open->closed It is not supported to mix FreeBSD ports collection perl modules with modules installed from CPAN.