Re: [pcp] rpm and perl and packaging question

["Frank Ch. Eigler" <fche@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi -

> This whole issue seems to be one created by RH/Fedora ... you can't 
> really sustain the position where you want package A but are not willing 
> to include a required package B in the distro.

The solution so far has been to -not- want the pcp-import-sheet2pcp
subpackage A.  Getting the Spreadsheet::Read package into Fedora is
another possibility; there's just some process involved.  Another
solution could be to change pcp-import-sheet2pcp to rely on a more
commonly distributed package.

> The problem also seems to be unique to RH/Fedora as we don't see it on 
> the other platforms that PCP installs on.  [...]

Do those other platforms distribute the Spreadsheet::* suite?  Or do
they let the soft-dependency break upon usage?  These would benefit
from your use -> require and warn change too then.

- FChE