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Details of dev-perl/Shell:

Description: Run shell commands transparently within perl

available versions:

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Known bugs:

bug ID	component	assigned to	status	description	last change
368855	Ebuilds	maintainer-wanted	UNCONFIRMED	x11-plugins/gnome-shell-extensions-pidgin (new ebuild)	2013-01-23 09:30:59
370445	GNOME	maintainer-wanted	UNCONFIRMED	[gnome overlay] Ebuild for gnome-shell-extensions-weather applet	2011-12-30 11:49:48
371165	GNOME	maintainer-wanted	UNCONFIRMED	[gnome overlay] Ebuild for gnome-shell-extensions-mediasplayers	2011-12-17 15:02:38
371457	GNOME	maintainer-wanted	UNCONFIRMED	[gnome overlay] Ebuild for unofficial gnome-shell-extensions	2011-12-17 15:03:37
372375	Applications	tove	UNCONFIRMED	app-shells/zsh-4.3.11-r1 error: "compaudit:107: unknown group"	2012-12-22 09:22:46
374101	Ebuilds	maintainer-wanted	UNCONFIRMED	Ebuild for gnome-shell-extensions-gpaste	2012-02-03 11:05:41
375717	Ebuilds	maintainer-wanted	UNCONFIRMED	pash - powershell for mono ebuild request	2011-07-22 12:20:31
383883	Ebuilds	maintainer-wanted	UNCONFIRMED	app-backup/duply - duply (grown out of ftplicity) is a shell frontend for duplicity	2011-09-26 02:08:12
403123	Unspecified	shell-tools	UNCONFIRMED	app-shells/gentoo-bashcomp - Add ebuild(1) --skip-manifest completion support	2012-02-13 17:23:49
404035	Applications	tove	UNCONFIRMED	app-shells/zsh - add GREP_OPTIONS to profile	2012-02-16 05:55:31
404475	GNOME	gnome	UNCONFIRMED	gnome-base/gnome-shell-3.2.2.1 segfaults in on_apps_tree_changed_cb()	2012-02-20 03:31:40
411171	GNOME	gnome	UNCONFIRMED	gnome-base/gnome-shell crashes when LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT=1 ist set	2012-04-07 22:21:10
414699	Ebuilds	maintainer-wanted	UNCONFIRMED	net-misc/mysecureshell-1.25 - an openssh based SFTP server	2012-05-05 16:42:27
414811	PMS/EAPI	pms-bugs	UNCONFIRMED	[Future EAPI] globstar shell option enabled by default	2013-02-07 19:03:35
417925	Applications	shell-tools	UNCONFIRMED	app-shells/gentoo-bashcomp - bash completion fails with paths containing spaces	2012-05-28 11:51:25
417929	Applications	shell-tools	UNCONFIRMED	app-shells/bash-completion: some builtin completions don't work with spaces	2012-05-28 11:52:38
418567	Applications	shell-tools	UNCONFIRMED	app-misc/byobu-5.18: create session failed: /usr/bin/byobu-shell: Too many open files	2013-02-06 16:13:27
426346	Applications	shell-tools	UNCONFIRMED	app-shells/bash-completion - cd autocomplete's non-directories	2012-07-17 20:17:44
426570	Applications	shell-tools	UNCONFIRMED	app-shells/gentoo-bashcomp extended by a completion for eshowkw	2012-07-17 16:56:11
426946	Ebuilds	maintainer-wanted	UNCONFIRMED	x11-wm/beshell - a simple desktop shell on KDE technology (namely KIO and Solid) for the rest of us	2012-09-06 15:53:17
431256	Applications	tove	UNCONFIRMED	app-shells/zsh-4.3.15 wrong syntax for "ip tunnel del"	2012-08-14 12:58:33
431958	Unclassified	shell-tools	UNCONFIRMED	app-shells/zsh-completion-20091203-r1 is broken because =sys-apps/portage-2.2.0_alpha121 does not in	2013-01-28 08:57:32
432378	Applications	shell-tools	UNCONFIRMED	app-shells/bash-completion - hard-coded path "/sbin/modinfo" in /usr/share/bash-completion/module-in	2012-11-03 18:30:08
432688	Ebuilds	maintainer-wanted	UNCONFIRMED	app-shells/zsh-completions-0.6.0 - Additional completion definitions for Zsh	2012-10-22 11:21:26
434510	GNOME	gnome	UNCONFIRMED	gnome-base/gnome-shell-3.2.2.1: autocomplete in the run dialog does not work for non-members of grou	2012-09-16 11:37:30
436052	GNOME	gnome	UNCONFIRMED	gnome-base/gnome-shell-3.4.2 QA Notice: This package installs one or more .desktop files that do not	2012-11-21 18:48:32
436348	Ebuilds	tove	UNCONFIRMED	Please stabilize =app-shells/zsh-5.0.2	2013-02-10 03:55:11
439978	Applications	shell-tools	UNCONFIRMED	app-shells/zsh-completion - please add additional completions for ebuild	2012-10-29 03:50:21
440428	Applications	shell-tools	UNCONFIRMED	app-shells/bash-completion-1.3: some elog messages should only be shown for the first install.	2012-10-31 16:10:30
440430	Applications	shell-tools	UNCONFIRMED	app-shells/gentoo-bashcomp-20101217-r1: some elog messages should only be shown for the first instal	2013-02-07 19:52:02
442544	Applications	shell-tools	UNCONFIRMED	app-shells/bash-completion-1.3 - No support for XZ compression with Okular.	2012-11-11 16:23:59
443282	GNOME	gnome	UNCONFIRMED	gnome-base/gnome-shell-3.6.1-r1 : text-scaling-factor doesn't return as user choice after using the	2012-11-16 09:57:17
446312	Applications	xmw	UNCONFIRMED	app-shells/autojump-21.1.0 causes startDM.sh to segfault during system start	2013-01-25 08:51:42
446940	Applications	sound	UNCONFIRMED	media-sound/shell-fm-0.8-r1 - Invalid HTTP: HTTP/1.0 403 Forbidden from: http://ws.audioscrobbler.	2012-12-12 03:37:12
449496	GNOME	gnome	UNCONFIRMED	gnome-base/gnome-shell-3.6.2-r1: on non-gdm systems needs new dependency on gnome-screensaver	2013-02-01 16:55:53
451550	GNOME	gnome	UNCONFIRMED	gnome-base/gnome-shell-3.6.2-r1: Can't reset gnome-shell	2013-01-12 19:24:55
452252	Ebuilds	maintainer-wanted	UNCONFIRMED	Ebuild providing UEFI shell binary (from tianocore) would be useful	2013-01-15 17:18:18
453270	Library	alexxy	UNCONFIRMED	dev-python/configshell: snapshot request	2013-01-21 12:27:59
453584	Ebuilds	tove	UNCONFIRMED	app-shells/zsh - prompt_gentoo_setup: replace globally declared variables with local variables	2013-01-24 09:42:42
453842	GNOME	gnome	UNCONFIRMED	[PATCH] gnome-base/gnome-shell-3.6.2-r1: Fix partialy memory leaks issues	2013-02-12 09:35:27
455990	Applications	base-system	UNCONFIRMED	app-shells/bash=4.2_p37 - segfault when script aborted - * glibc detected * double free or corru	2013-02-08 23:10:35
456684	Applications	hwoarang	UNCONFIRMED	media-gfx/shotwell-0.13.1-r2: opening preferences window causes segfault in gnome-shell-3.6.2-r1 + m	2013-02-13 11:47:53
457570	Applications	tove	UNCONFIRMED	app-shells/zsh fails to compile with ncurses[tinfo]	2013-02-14 19:59:26
457768	Core system	base-system	UNCONFIRMED	eselect-sh should be pulled in by @system or virtual/shell or app-shells/* or (...)	2013-02-18 05:52:51

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