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[GTG] Re: [ITP] grepmail 5.3033 -- search mailboxes for mail matching an expression


>>>>> Jari Aalto writes:

    > * Sat 2007-12-01 Dr Dr <Dr.Volker.Zell-QHcLZuEGTsvQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
    > * Message-Id: 82mysujibo.fsf@vzell-de.de.oracle.com
    >> But /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8/cygwin/auto/grepmail/.packlist contains...

    > Fixed.

    >> Also /usr/bin/grepmail contains:
    >> 
    >> #!/usr/bin/perl5.8.8 -w
    >> 
    >> eval 'exec /usr/bin/perl5.8.8 -w -S $0 ${1+"$@"}'
    >> if 0; # not running under some shell

    > Fixed. Here is new one:

    >   wget        \
    >     http://cygwin.cante.net/grepmail/setup.hint \
    >     http://cygwin.cante.net/grepmail/grepmail-5.3033-1-src.tar.bz2 \
    >     http://cygwin.cante.net/grepmail/grepmail-5.3033-1.tar.bz2

Yap.

    >> According to /usr/share/doc/Cygwin/grepmail-5.3033.README:
    >> 
    >> Additional Perl CPAN modules needed. Run this command before starting the
    >> program:
    >> 
    >> $ perl -MCPAN -e 'install $_ for @ARGV' \
    >> Date::Parse Mail::Mbox::MessageParser FileHandle::Unget
    >> 
    >> 
    >> Given that nobody :-) reads README's wouldn't it be better to also
    >> package this dependencies ?

    > The code contains module checks and will instruct how the missing CPAN
    > modules are installed. See

    >     CYGWIN-PATCHES/0001-grepmail-Add-CPAN-check.patch

    > I didn't expect the user to check README :-)

    > I don't think we should package CPAN, because Perl language itself
    > contains the needed interface, upgrade and other and dependency checks.

On a second thought I think you're right.

    > Once again, thanks for eagle eye
    > Jari

GTG
  Volker


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