libtask-weaken-perl binary package in Ubuntu Precise i386
One recurring problem in modules that use Scalar::Util's weaken function is
that it is not present in the pure-perl variant.
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While this isn't necesarily always a problem in a straight CPAN-based Perl
environment, some operating system distributions only include the pure-Perl
versions, don't include the XS version, and so weaken is then "missing" from
the platform, despite passing a dependency on Scalar::Util successfully.
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Most notably this is RedHat Linux at time of writing, but other come and go
and do the same thing, hence "recurring problem".
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The normal solution is to manually write tests in each distribution to ensure
that weaken is available.
Publishing history
Date | Status | Target | Component | Section | Priority | Phased updates | Version | ||
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2011-10-13 14:45:10 UTC | Published | Ubuntu Precise i386 | release | main | perl | Optional | 1.03-1 | ||
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