[arch-general] Update Error :: system-tools-backends: requires perl>=5.12.1

[Allan McRae]

On 06/07/10 15:19, David C. Rankin wrote:
> Guys,
>
> My attempt at upgrade failed this evening due to the following perl
> dependency:
>
> 23:50 archangel:~> pmsu
> :: Synchronizing package databases...
> kdemod-legacy is up to date
> core 35.5K 108.0K/s 00:00:00 [################################] 100%
> extra 454.0K 129.4K/s 00:00:04 [################################] 100%
> community-testing 3.2K 54.9K/s 00:00:00
> [################################] 100%
> community 376.5K 127.8K/s 00:00:03 [################################] 100%
> archlinuxfr 11.8K 40.6K/s 00:00:00 [################################] 100%
> :: Starting full system upgrade...
> warning: network-ups-tools: ignoring package upgrade (2.4.1-2 => 2.4.3-1)
> resolving dependencies...
> warning: cannot resolve "perl>=5.12.1", a dependency of
> "system-tools-backends"
> :: the following package(s) cannot be upgraded due to unresolvable
> dependencies:
> system-tools-backends
>
> Do you want to skip the above package(s) for this upgrade? [y/N]
> error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
> :: system-tools-backends: requires perl>=5.12.1
> 23:51 archangel:~> pms perl
> :: Synchronizing package databases...
> kdemod-legacy is up to date
> core is up to date
> extra is up to date
> community-testing is up to date
> community is up to date
> archlinuxfr is up to date
> warning: perl-5.10.1-5 is up to date -- skipping
> there is nothing to do
>
>
> This doesn't make since as there are no perl>=5.12.1 in any of the
> active repositories. If system-tools-backends us in 'community' then
> should its dependencies also be available?
>

It is in [testing] which you require to activate if you use 
[community-testing].

Allan