Building modules for perl-5.24

[Ken Brown]

On 5/18/2017 2:11 PM, Ken Brown wrote:
> On 5/18/2017 1:21 PM, Achim Gratz wrote:
>> Ken Brown writes:
>>> I'd like to build test releases for perl-5.24 of the perl modules
>>> needed by biber, so that I can upgrade biber (as a test release).  I
>>> don't mind doing the work, but I imagine you have a script that
>>> simplifies the process.  (Presumably you have to build and install the
>>> prerequisites for a module before you can build the module.)  Can you
>>> make that script available to me?
>>
>> I have built all modules for testing perl-5.24, but not saved them away
>> at the time.  There were no changes needed to the cygport files, so you
>> could use those from the source packages or you'll let me know what
>> modules you need and I can package up the cygport and any patches for
>> those.
>
> I'm happy to get them from the source packages.  But I was asking how to
> manage build prerequisites.  For example, perl-Data-Compare depends on
> perl-File-Find-Rule.  So I have to build and install the latter before I
> can build the former.  How do you handle this?  I was assuming that you
> had written a script that helps with this.
>
>> Are there any new dependencies not yet in Cygwin?
>
> I don't think so, but I'll let you know.

Actually there are some:

   DateTime::Format::Builder
   DateTime::Calendar::Julian
   Sort::Key

Ken


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