On Wed, 2007-05-16 at 11:32 -0400, Robin Norwood wrote: > Hi, > > We've been discussing the perl split and how to minimize disruption for > users. Warren, spot, and I are seeing about getting the 'core' perl > packages that have been split into separate RPMs added to the list of > packages that get installed by default whenever perl is installed. This > way, most users will still have CPAN + co, but we'll still have most of > the advantages we wanted from splitting them out in the first place. > > This basically changes the 'build/devel' related perl modules from > opt-in to opt-out for F7. > > What do you think? Wrong move. This renders perl-devel into a meta-package and voids/avoids forcing users to use full BuildRequires. I.e. this widely spoils and voids one fundamental aspect the split is aiming at. Ralf
