SpamAssassin port won't build due to perl dependency error

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ChristoDeluxe

Hi,

The port seems to have a perl dependency problem of some sort. I'm on FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE for amd64, and I manage ports with portsnap and portmaster. I have updated the tree with portsnap just now.

I need to rebuild the p5-Mail-SpamAssassin-3.3.2_2 port but I get a perl related error:
Code: 
p5-Mail-SpamAssassin-3.3.2_6 requires Perl  or later, install lang/perl5.8, lang/perl5.10,
 lang/perl5.12 or lang/perl5.14 and try again.
See the complete transcript at the bottom.

Note the missing version of perl listed in that message.

In the Makefile, I see "USE_PERL5= 5.12+". I'm running the perl 5.10 port, and this port (same version) was already installed on my system, so it seems that this USE line has changed since I built this port the last time. My /etc/make.conf lists
Code: 
PERL_VERSION=5.10.1

Can I just edit that line to "5.10+" to get it to build? Is that OK as a temporary solution, or would it cause a build problem of some sort?

I'm guessing that this goes with the notes in the UPDATING file March 2012 about FreeBSD removing perl 5.10 and 5.8 ports.

Thanks,
Chris


Code: 
# portmaster -i p5-Mail-SpamAssassin

===>>> Currently installed version: p5-Mail-SpamAssassin-3.3.2_2
===>>> Port directory: /usr/ports/mail/p5-Mail-SpamAssassin

===>>> Gathering distinfo list for installed ports

===>>> Launching 'make checksum' for mail/p5-Mail-SpamAssassin in background
===>>> Gathering dependency list for mail/p5-Mail-SpamAssassin from ports
===>>> Initial dependency check complete for mail/p5-Mail-SpamAssassin

===>>> Starting build for mail/p5-Mail-SpamAssassin <<<===

===>>> All dependencies are up to date

===>  Cleaning for p5-Mail-SpamAssassin-3.3.2_6

===>  p5-Mail-SpamAssassin-3.3.2_6 requires Perl  or later, install lang/perl5.8, lang/perl5.10,
 lang/perl5.12 or lang/perl5.14 and try again.
*** Error code 1

Stop in /usr/ports/mail/p5-Mail-SpamAssassin.
 
We have a number of customized and/or non-ports modules and programs that aren't tested on perl 5.12 or higher, and this is a production server.

No other port seems to require perl5.12+ and I have just rebuilt a large number (100+) ports that all use perl or are perl modules, and none of them broke -- SpamAssassin's port is the only one that has this issue.
 
From /usr/ports/UPDATING:
Code: 
20120311:
  AFFECTS: users of lang/perl5.8 and lang/perl5.10
  AUTHOR: linimon@FreeBSD.org

  lang/perl5.8 and lang/perl5.10 have been restored from the Attic
  in order to give a FreeBSD-style deprecation cycle.  However, users
  are advised to upgrade to perl5.12 as soon as feasible.

20120308:
  AFFECTS: users of lang/perl5.8 and lang/perl5.10
  AUTHOR: pgollucci@FreeBSD.org

  lang/perl5.8 and lang/perl5.10 have been removed since they've
  been EOL upstream for 3yrs and 2yrs respectively.  The default
  of lang/perl5.12 has not changed (yet).  Conditional checks for
  perl < 5.12 have been removed.  UNLESS you have PERL_VERSION=5.8.x
  or PERL_VERSION=5.10.x in /etc/make.conf you need take no action.
  If you do, you will have to recompile all perl dependant ports after
  updating your ports tree.  Please see entry 20110517 for help.

You are advised to upgrade your perl to 5.12.
 
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