Perl is not required (bb #1781).

docs/clamdoc.tex

@@ -247,7 +247,6 @@
 	    \footnote{Note that several versions of GCC have bugs when compiling LLVM, see
 		\url{http://llvm.org/docs/GettingStarted.html#brokengcc} for a
 		    full list.}
-	\item Perl (version 5.6.0 or newer)
 	\item A supported CPU for the JIT, either of: X86, X86-64, PowerPC, PowerPC64
     \end{itemize}
     The following packages are optional, but needed for the JIT unit tests:

libclamav/c++/llvm/autoconf/configure.ac

@@ -879,14 +879,15 @@ if test "$DOTTY" != "echo dotty" ; then
 fi
 
 dnl Look for a sufficiently recent version of Perl.
-LLVM_PROG_PERL([5.006])
-AC_SUBST(PERL)
-if test x"$PERL" = xnone; then
+dnl CLAMAV local: don't need Perl, we use automake buildsystem not llvm-config
+dnl LLVM_PROG_PERL([5.006])
+dnl AC_SUBST(PERL)
+dnl if test x"$PERL" = xnone; then
    AC_SUBST(HAVE_PERL,0)
-   AC_MSG_ERROR([perl is required but was not found, please install it])
-else
-   AC_SUBST(HAVE_PERL,1)
-fi
+dnl   AC_MSG_ERROR([perl is required but was not found, please install it])
+dnl else
+dnl   AC_SUBST(HAVE_PERL,1)
+dnl fi
 
 dnl Find the install program
 AC_PROG_INSTALL

libclamav/c++/llvm/configure

@@ -658,7 +658,6 @@ INSTALL_DATA
 INSTALL_SCRIPT
 INSTALL_PROGRAM
 HAVE_PERL
-PERL
 DOTTY
 GV
 CIRCO
@@ -7097,70 +7096,8 @@ _ACEOF
 
 fi
 
-
-# Extract the first word of "perl", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy perl; ac_word=$2
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
-if test "${ac_cv_path_PERL+set}" = set; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  case $PERL in
-  [\\/]* | ?:[\\/]*)
-  ac_cv_path_PERL="$PERL" # Let the user override the test with a path.
-  ;;
-  *)
-  as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-for as_dir in $PATH
-do
-  IFS=$as_save_IFS
-  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
-    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
-  if { test -f "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" && $as_test_x "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; }; then
-    ac_cv_path_PERL="$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"
-    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
-    break 2
-  fi
-done
-  done
-IFS=$as_save_IFS
-
-  test -z "$ac_cv_path_PERL" && ac_cv_path_PERL="none"
-  ;;
-esac
-fi
-PERL=$ac_cv_path_PERL
-if test -n "$PERL"; then
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $PERL" >&5
-$as_echo "$PERL" >&6; }
-else
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-fi
-
-
-if test "$PERL" != "none"; then
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for Perl 5.006 or newer" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for Perl 5.006 or newer... " >&6; }
-  if $PERL -e 'use 5.006;' 2>&1 > /dev/null; then
-    { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
-$as_echo "yes" >&6; }
-  else
-    PERL=none
-    { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: not found" >&5
-$as_echo "not found" >&6; }
-  fi
-fi
-
-
-if test x"$PERL" = xnone; then
    HAVE_PERL=0
 
-   as_fn_error "perl is required but was not found, please install it" "$LINENO" 5
-else
-   HAVE_PERL=1
-
-fi
 
 # Find a good install program.  We prefer a C program (faster),
 # so one script is as good as another.  But avoid the broken or
@@ -9510,7 +9447,7 @@ else
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 9513 "configure"
+#line 9450 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H