gnu/packages/perl.scm

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  18
  19 (define-module (gnu packages perl)
  20   #:use-module (guix licenses)
  21   #:use-module (gnu packages)
  22   #:use-module (guix packages)
  23   #:use-module (guix download)
  24   #:use-module (guix build-system gnu))
  25
  26 (define-public perl
  27   ;; Yeah, Perl...  It is required early in the bootstrap process by Linux.
  28   (package
  29     (name "perl")
  30     (version "5.16.1")
  31     (source (origin
  32              (method url-fetch)
  33              (uri (string-append "http://www.cpan.org/src/5.0/perl-"
  34                                  version ".tar.gz"))
  35              (sha256
  36               (base32
  37                "15qxzba3a50c9nik5ydgyfp62x7h9vxxn12yd1jgl93hb1wj96km"))))
  38     (build-system gnu-build-system)
  39     (arguments
  40      '(#:tests? #f
  41        #:patches (list (assoc-ref %build-inputs "patch/no-sys-dirs"))
  42        #:phases
  43        (alist-replace
  44         'configure
  45         (lambda* (#:key inputs outputs #:allow-other-keys)
  46           (let ((out  (assoc-ref outputs "out"))
  47                 (libc (assoc-ref inputs "libc")))
  48             ;; Use the right path for `pwd'.
  49             (substitute* "dist/Cwd/Cwd.pm"
  50               (("/bin/pwd")
  51                (which "pwd")))
  52
  53             (zero?
  54              (system* "./Configure"
  55                       (string-append "-Dprefix=" out)
  56                       (string-append "-Dman1dir=" out "/share/man/man1")
  57                       (string-append "-Dman3dir=" out "/share/man/man3")
  58                       "-de" "-Dcc=gcc"
  59                       "-Uinstallusrbinperl"
  60                       "-Dinstallstyle=lib/perl5"
  61                       "-Duseshrplib"
  62                       (string-append "-Dlocincpth=" libc "/include")
  63                       (string-append "-Dloclibpth=" libc "/lib")))))
  64         %standard-phases)))
  65     (inputs `(("patch/no-sys-dirs" ,(search-patch "perl-no-sys-dirs.patch"))))
  66     (native-search-paths (list (search-path-specification
  67                                 (variable "PERL5LIB")
  68                                 (directories '("lib/perl5/site_perl")))))
  69     (synopsis "Implementation of the Perl programming language")
  70     (description
  71      "Perl 5 is a highly capable, feature-rich programming language with over
  72 24 years of development.")
  73     (home-page "http://www.perl.org/")
  74     (license gpl1+)))                          ; or "Artistic"