More on perl for F7

[Ralf Corsepius]

On Wed, 2007-05-16 at 11:32 -0400, Robin Norwood wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> We've been discussing the perl split and how to minimize disruption for
> users.  Warren, spot, and I are seeing about getting the 'core' perl
> packages that have been split into separate RPMs added to the list of
> packages that get installed by default whenever perl is installed.  This
> way, most users will still have CPAN + co, but we'll still have most of
> the advantages we wanted from splitting them out in the first place.
> 
> This basically changes the 'build/devel' related perl modules from
> opt-in to opt-out for F7.
> 
> What do you think?
Wrong move.

This renders perl-devel into a meta-package and voids/avoids forcing
users to use full BuildRequires. 

I.e. this widely spoils and voids one fundamental aspect the split is
aiming at.

Ralf