1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

M guix/import/cpan.scm

@@ 38,7 38,6 @@
   #:use-module (guix packages)
   #:use-module (guix upstream)
   #:use-module (guix derivations)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages perl)
   #:export (cpan->guix-package
             %cpan-updater))
 


@@ 133,21 132,28 @@ or #f on failure.  MODULE should be e.g. \"Test::Script\""
      (number->string version))
     (version version)))
 
+(define (perl-package)
+  "Return the 'perl' package.  This is a lazy reference so that we don't
+depend on (gnu packages perl)."
+  (module-ref (resolve-interface '(gnu packages perl)) 'perl))
+
 (define %corelist
   (delay
     (let* ((perl (with-store store
                    (derivation->output-path
-                    (package-derivation store perl))))
+                    (package-derivation store (perl-package)))))
            (core (string-append perl "/bin/corelist")))
       (and (access? core X_OK)
            core))))
 
 (define core-module?
-  (let ((perl-version (package-version perl))
-        (rx (make-regexp
+  (let ((rx (make-regexp
              (string-append "released with perl v?([0-9\\.]*)"
                             "(.*and removed from v?([0-9\\.]*))?"))))
     (lambda (name)
+      (define perl-version
+        (package-version (perl-package)))
+
       (define (version-between? lower version upper)
         (and (version>=? version lower)
              (or (not upper)