>>> # Is there a general policy around using perl in pre/post
?
>>>
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462996
>>
>> There is no such policy.
>
> I wish there was a policy for not using perl in pre/post scripts. The
> number of packages that use perl in a single line of the spec file and
> don't require it as a general dependency hence pulling in all of perl
> for nothing.
Not been following this topic that closely. Are you referring to using perl
for pre/post RPM package installation?
Yes. As per the RHBZ bug that's mentioned (and just been closed
because the perl script has been replaced with a sed script).
Peter