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I don't like it when my CPAN tests fail - and there are some test rigs out there running on 5.6. In practice, this has actually only resulted in my rewriting c

by Vivtek 16y ago

I don't like it when my CPAN tests fail - and there are some test rigs out there running on 5.6. In practice, this has actually only resulted in my rewriting code once in a part of a module that is standard in 5.8 but wasn't earlier (one of the Tie modules, I think), but still. Using a whole new control structure isn't something I'll be doing soon, no matter how attractive it is.

jrockway 16y ago
Put "use 5.010" in your Makefile.PL and you won't see the failures from older Perl installs.
- Vivtek 16y ago
  Yes, because they won't be running there. Maybe you like to target one version back, but there's a lot of systems out there running old Perls, and I don't see why I shouldn't be writing for the largest audience possible.
  - jrockway 16y ago
    I don't see why I shouldn't be writing for the largest audience possible Could your audience also be limited by the fact that your modules are IRC bots and bindings to XML parsers that already have bindings? :)
    - Vivtek 16y ago
      Oh, snap, I guess you win that argument.
chromatic 16y ago
I don't like it when my CPAN tests fail - and there are some test rigs out there running on 5.6. Anyone who hasn't upgraded Perl 5 in eight and a half years seems unlikely to install new software.