perl_base not in Base ?

[Ken Brown]

On 12/29/2021 3:51 AM, Achim Gratz wrote:
> Am 28.12.2021 um 11:57 schrieb Marco Atzeri:
>> I had the impression it was in the Base category
>>
>> @ perl_base
>> sdesc: "Perl programming language interpreter"
>> ldesc: "Perl programming language interpreter
> 
> That split was indeed made to enable making it available for Base packages, but 
> that decision was never made I think.

It makes sense to me to add it to Base.  Were there any objections when that was 
proposed before?

>> Or is it supposed to be pulled by another Base program ?
> 
> Base packages should not pull in non-Base packages, but it appears that info 
> currently fails that requirement.

A lot of packages fail that requirement.  I don't think it should be a 
requirement.  To me, Base packages are those that we've decided should be in 
every Cygwin installation.  If that forces other packages to be installed, so be it.

Ken