Re: MakeMaker 6.57_08 (RC1)

Michael G Schwern <[email protected]> Tue, 29 Mar 2011 23:14:50 +1100
Newsgroups gmane.comp.lang.perl.modules.authors,gmane.comp.lang.perl.perl5.porters,gmane.comp.lang.perl.modules.extutils-makemaker.devel
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On 2011.3.29 10:33 PM, "Burak Gürsoy" wrote:
>> On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 01:27:36PM +1100, Michael G Schwern wrote:
>>
>>> After 6.58 MakeMaker will seriously consider shooting 5.6 in the head...
>> I
>>> mean ending long term support.  That will make shipping Scalar::Util
>> unnecessary.
> 
> Well, do 5.6 users upgrade their tool chain at all I wonder?

They will want to install new modules and CPAN will only give them the latest
ones.

> And you need an older version of Test::More under 5.6 if you're using
> that for tests IIRC

Test::More still works on 5.6 but 2.0 will not.


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