From cf6b9b5d39c028e6660ea7b6facd121d8173e031 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robert Watson Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 04:55:43 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] With the removal of perl, existing system dependencies on perl need to be removed/modified so that the dependency no longer exists. Most of these have been caught over the last year, but several have not, including: /usr/bin/mmroff /usr/bin/afmtodit /usr/sbin/adduser /usr/sbin/rmuser Add a TODO item that these must be dealt with before 5.0-RELEASE. Submitted by: kris --- en/releases/5.0R/todo.sgml | 13 ++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/en/releases/5.0R/todo.sgml b/en/releases/5.0R/todo.sgml index 52af263be4..213f626408 100644 --- a/en/releases/5.0R/todo.sgml +++ b/en/releases/5.0R/todo.sgml @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ - + %includes; ]> @@ -239,6 +239,17 @@ following boot. + + Convert base system utilities that rely on Perl + -- + -- + With perl removed from the base system in 5.0, any existing + dependencies on perl must also be converted to a native shell + scripting language, C, or be made into packages or ports. + Remaining base system tools include mmroff, afmtodit, + adduser, and rmuser. + +

Desired Features for 5.0-RELEASE