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Update somebody. I dont have write access.

diff --git a/.SRCINFO b/.SRCINFO
index 6f21864..904ac7d 100644
--- a/.SRCINFO
+++ b/.SRCINFO
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 pkgbase = pod2man
    pkgdesc = Make pod2man easily accessible
-   pkgver = 5.40.1
+   pkgver = 5.40.2
    pkgrel = 1
    url = https://perl.org/
    arch = x86_64
diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index fe214d0..bd46c8a 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 # Contributor: Alexander F. Rødseth <xyproto@archlinux.org>

 pkgname=pod2man
-pkgver=5.40.1
+pkgver=5.40.2
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc='Make pod2man easily accessible'
 arch=(x86_64)
 license=(GPL PerlArtistic)
 url='https://perl.org/'
-depends=(perl=$pkgver)
+depends=(perl)

 package() {
   # perl 5 places pod2man in /usr/bin/core_perl instead of /usr/bin,

:: (1/1) Parsing SRCINFO: pod2man
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: installing perl (5.40.2-1) breaks dependency 'perl=5.40.1' required by pod2man
 -> Failed to install layer, rolling up to next layer.error:error installing repo packages
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: installing perl (5.40.2-1) breaks dependency 'perl=5.40.1' required by pod2man
 -> error installing repo packages
error installing repo packages

The issue that @setpill mentions just popped up with the new perl upgrade. So I cannot upgrade my system because pod2man is versioned.

Please tell me what’s wrong with the package? this package only adds a symlink to an executable that is part of Perl but not reachable from the shell prompt since that path is not in the PATH.

Why is this package (and its dependency) versioned? That just makes things more brittle, i.e. you can't upgrade perl if this package is lagging behind.