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"Josh Boyer" <jwboyer@gmail.com> writes:

>> You don't have Error.pm perl module (in perl-Error package in Fedora Core).
>> Git distributes it's own copy, but I guess rpm target requires to have it
>> installed rather than provide it ourself.
>
> If you really have your own copy, you can use Provides: perl(Error) or
> something similar.

That's true, but I do not think we would want to officially
"Provide" it.  We ship a copy only as a back-up measure for
people building from the source, as Error.pm seems not so widely
deployed.