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# `package-installs-packlist`

Packages built using the perl MakeMaker package will have a file named .packlist in them. Those files are useless, and (in some cases) have the additional problem of creating an architecture-specific directory name in an architecture-independent package.

They can be suppressed by adding the following to `debian/rules`:

    find debian/*pkg* -type f -name .packlist -delete

or by telling MakeMaker to use vendor install dirs; consult a recent version of Perl policy. Perl 5.6.0-12 or higher supports this.

Severity: | `error`
Experimental: | `false`

## See also

- Vendor Directories (Section 4.1) in the Debian Perl Policy

- list of all the affected packages
- the source of this tag