Re: automake-1.17 fails with latest Perl (5.41.8) - Possible precedence problem between ! and numeric eq (==)

On 1/31/25 11:22, Karl Berry wrote:
>      Maybe Automake shouldn't use:
>          use warnings FATAL => 'all';
>
> Changed to just "use warnings;", as Jacob also noted.
>
> I also took the opportunity to systematize on
>    use 5.006; use strict; use warnings;
> all on one line to reduce real estate usage.
>
> Not all files use 5.006, and I'd be a bit surprised if Automake actually
> works with 5.006 (or if anyone still has it around), but I didn't worry
> about any of that.

Perl 5.6 (which is 5.006 in the old notation) should still be readily 
available with perlbrew and I tested Automake with it just about two 
years ago.  It worked then, although I did end up submitting patches to 
fix two minor issues with the testsuite.


-- Jacob