Updated: perl-5.40.0-1 and Perl distributions

[Ken Brown]

On 8/24/2024 1:38 PM, ASSI wrote:
> 
> Perl 5.40.0-1 is now available on Cygwin, replacing perl-5.36.3.  Most
> Perl distributions and dependent packages have been either re-released
> or updated in conjunction with this update.  The following packages have
> been released for Cygwin:
> 
>   perl-5.40.0-1-src
>   perl-5.40.0-1
>   perl_base-5.40.0-1
>   perl_autorebase-5.40.0-1
>   perl_manpages-5.40.0-1
>   perl_pods-5.40.0-1
> 
> Release notes:
> https://metacpan.org/release/HAARG/perl-5.40.0
> 
> 
> Note
> ====
> 
> If setup refuses to update to the new Perl version or suggests to delete
> other packages, then you likely have a package installed that depends on
> the previous version and has not yet been re-released or updated.  You
> can either wait for that update to happen or alternatively uninstall
> that package to allow the update of Perl to the newer version to
> proceed.
> 
> 
> Attention
> =========
> 
> The following Perl distributions are in Perl core with a recent enough
> version and will no longer be available as separate packages on Cygwin:
> 
>   perl-Carp
>   perl-Config-Perl-V
>   perl-CPAN-Meta
>   perl-CPAN-Meta-Requirements
>   perl-CPAN-Meta-YAML
>   perl-Data-Alias
>   perl-Digest-SHA
>   perl-ExtUtils-CBuilder
>   perl-ExtUtils-MakeMaker
>   perl-HTTP-Tiny
>   perl-IO-Compress
>   perl-IO-Socket-IP
>   perl-IPC-Cmd
>   perl-JSON-PP

This requires perl5_032 and is required by perl_base-5.40.0, preventing 
an update of Perl.

Ken