[MacPorts] #46322: p5-*: consistently remove Perl versions 5.8-5.14

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#46322: p5-*: consistently remove Perl versions 5.8-5.14
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  Reporter:  mojca@…      |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
      Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal       |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports        |    Version:
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Comment (by devans@…):

 Ran into something I didn't expect.  Case in point is port p5-json-pp.

 Currently a Portfile exists for p5-json-pp outside of p5-graveyard.  After
 mojca's most recent trimming of subports, its only subport is p5.12-json-
 pp.  The port only ever had subports < 5.14 since it is in core for more
 recent perl versions.

 Before updating p5-graveyard to this latest test version, for historical
 reasons I had p5.10-json-pp installed.

 After updating p5-graveyard and running portindex, I tried installing
 p5.12-json-pp and was successful even though p5-json-pp is in graveyard's
 list.  I now see the following results.


 {{{
 $ port installed p5.*-json-pp
   p5.10-json-pp @2.273.0_0 (active)
   p5.12-json-pp @2.273.0_0 (active)

 $ port outdated p5.*-json-pp
 p5.10-json-pp                  2.273.0_0 < 2.273.0_1

 $ port info p5-json-pp (gets info from port p5-json-pp)
 p5-json-pp @2.273.0 (perl)
 Replaced by:          p5.12-json-pp
 Sub-ports:            p5.12-json-pp

 Description:          JSON::PP (no description available)
 Homepage:             http://search.cpan.org/dist/JSON-PP/

 Library Dependencies: p5.12-json-pp
 Platforms:            darwin
 License:              Artistic-1 GPL
 Maintainers:          nomaintainer at macports.org

 $ port info p5.10-json-pp (gets info from port p5-graveyard)
 p5.10-json-pp @2.273.0_1 (perl)
 Replaced by:          p5.16-json-pp

 Description:          this port is only a stub and has been made obsolete
 by p5.16-json-pp
 Homepage:             http://www.macports.org/

 Platforms:            darwin
 License:              unknown
 Maintainers:          nomaintainer at macports.org

 $ port info p5.12-json-pp (gets info from port p5-json-pp)
 p5.12-json-pp @2.273.0 (perl)

 Description:          JSON::PP (no description available)
 Homepage:             http://search.cpan.org/dist/JSON-PP/

 Library Dependencies: perl5.12
 Platforms:            darwin
 License:              Artistic-1 GPL
 Maintainers:          nomaintainer at macports.org
 }}}

 I admit this is a pathological case.  p5-json-pp should either be removed
 or updated to p5.16 - p5.20 (probably the latter due to the replacement by
 p5.16-json-pp offered by p5-graveyard).  See #46343. But it looks like a
 Portfile with a subport < p5.16 can override p5-graveyard (at least
 sometimes).  Is this what you expect?

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/46322#comment:45>
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