[csw-users] Perl dependency on Nevada

[Neal A. Lucier]

Javier O. Augusto wrote:
> I've just finished loading a couple of packages on a Nevada nv_40 SPARC
> sandbox and while installing patchutils
> (patchutils-0.2.29,REV=2004.06.27-SunOS5.8-sparc-CSW.pkg.gz) it
> complained about
> 
> ERROR: no info for SUNWpl5u. Cannot install dependancy.
> ERROR: could not install required dependancies for CSWpatchutils
> 
> I got suprised since I knew I had installed Perl on this system...
> Anyway, I have both  "SUNWperl584core"  and "SUNWperl584usr", but not
> exactly "SUNWpl5u".
> 
> Can I overcome or avoid this dependency check? ..assuming I'm not going
> to brake anything ;-)

I haven't used Nevada lateley, but I'm guessing that SUNWperl584usr 
provides the same functionality at SUNWpl5u.  You could install the 
CSWpatchutils by hand instead of using the pkg-get script and force it 
to install without required dependencies.

In Solaris 10 update 2, both SUNWperl584usr and SUNWpl5u are installed; 
however, /usr/bin/perl is symlinked to /usr/perl5/5.8.4/bin/perl.  So 
even on a Solaris 10u2 system you are not going to be using the SUWNpl5u 
perl.

Neal