[Bug 200560] lang/perl5: wrong dependencies pre-5.20 upgrade

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            Bug ID: 200560
           Summary: lang/perl5: wrong dependencies pre-5.20 upgrade
           Product: Ports & Packages
           Version: Latest
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Many People
          Priority: ---
         Component: Individual Port(s)
          Assignee: freebsd-ports-bugs at FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: philk at rotfl.com.au

On 20150513 the default Perl version changed from 5.18 to 5.20.

There is no security reason to upgrade to 5.20, so many people, including
myself have not done it.

There is a current security vulnerability with php5, and when I try to use pkg
upgrade to install it, it says this...

# pkg upgrade php5
Updating FreeBSD repository catalogue...
FreeBSD repository is up-to-date.
All repositories are up-to-date.

The following 2 package(s) will be affected (of 0 checked):

New packages to be INSTALLED:
        perl5.18: 5.18.4_14

Installed packages to be UPGRADED:
        php5: 5.4.40 -> 5.4.41


The problem is that Perl v5.18 is already installed, and pkg is going to try
and install it again as a side-by-side port.  It doesn't even offer to upgrade
Perl 5.18 to 5.20.

This is definitely wrong.

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