Re: [Slashcode-general] Can't locate DBIx/Password.pm in @INC

[Chris N. <pu...@po...>]

At 10:18 -0400 2001.07.06, Jamie McCarthy wrote:
>pu...@po... (Chris Nandor) writes:
>
>> Recommending perl 5.6.1 is good.  Requiring it is bad.
>
>I agree, and I'm actively taking out 5.6-isms when I see them
>(apparently three-argument open() is new to 5.6, which I didn't know
>when I put that code into a couple of places).

Yeah.  perl 5.6 has some really nice syntax changes (like autovivifying
filehandle references!), but nothing we need.

>But I've never thought perl was that hard to install or upgrade.
>"./Configure -des && make install"
>
>Of course, now that I say that, I'm reminded how perl5.6 failed
>about 3 of its tests on my new debian/reiser system, leaving me
>skeptical about installing it.  Heh.  Never mind.

Exactly.  Now, it is not as bad as if we still supported 5.004 (which we do
not), because perl 5.6 can be built with binary compatability to perl
5.005, so you don't need to rebuild shared libraries, etc.  But there are
still little problems here and there that many people can, do, and will run
into, such so that it is not worth the trouble.

A strong recommendation for 5.6.1 is warranted, but that's where I'd stop it.

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