Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net> writes:
> Unless I am mistaken, Perl is required in any case to build from CVS,
> although not from a tarball.
Right, but to my mind "building from a tarball" needs to include the
ability to run the regression tests on what you built. So injecting
Perl into that is moving the goalposts on build requirements.
regards, tom lane