lighttpd developer here. Perl is *not required* to build or run lighttpd. libpcre3 is highly recommended for expected base lighttpd features.
Perl *is required* for 'make check' to run the unit tests that come with lighttpd source. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1249977 Title: perl dependency unnecessary To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lighttpd/+bug/1249977/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs