Re: [Metacpan] Dependency vs Reverse Dependency

in reply to [meta::cpan] Dependency vs Reverse Dependency

It is not in the list of required modules. But the pod mentions it as an "Optional Prereq", saying that "Installing this will speed up a number of type checks for built-in types."

Ahh, according to this search, it shows up in the recommends list. So apparently Metacpan's reverse dependency list includes recommended, not just required.

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Re^2: [Metacpan] Dependency vs Reverse Dependency (updated) by LanX (Saint) on Jul 07, 2021 at 13:35 UTC
But if Ref::Util is only recommended, how can compilation of Specio fail because it's missing? update that's the error's source `my $has_ref_util = eval { require Ref::Util; Ref::Util->VERSION('0.112'); 1 };` [download] in https://metacpan.org/release/DROLSKY/Specio-0.47/source/lib/Specio/Library/Builtins.pm line 21 ... strange ... update OK miracle solved, my colleagues installed a `$SIG{'__DIE__'}` handler without caring about calls inside `eval{...}` . This logged a "false" error, which was meant to be ignored. See `$^S` for details. Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language :) Wikisyntax for the Monastery}	[reply] [d/l] [select]

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Re^2: [Metacpan] Dependency vs Reverse Dependency (updated)
by LanX (Saint) on Jul 07, 2021 at 13:35 UTC

Ref::Util

update

that's the error's source

    my $has_ref_util
        = eval { require Ref::Util; Ref::Util->VERSION('0.112'); 1 };
[download]

in https://metacpan.org/release/DROLSKY/Specio-0.47/source/lib/Specio/Library/Builtins.pm line 21

... strange ...

update

OK miracle solved, my colleagues installed a $SIG{'__DIE__'} handler without caring about calls inside eval{...} . This logged a "false" error, which was meant to be ignored.

See $^S for details.

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