Re: MakeMaker 6.57_08 (RC1)

Hi all,

On 03/28/2011 01:38 AM, Michael G Schwern wrote:
>>> This release fixes an issue where MakeMaker would overwrite an installed XS
>>> version of Scalar::Util with a reduced functionality pure Perl version.  It
>>> will now only install Scalar::Util if it is missing entirely.  This fixes
>>> issues with Compress::Zlib and breaking smokers.
>>
>> That only happens on install of MM, right, so it wouldn't be an issue
>> for the core.
>
> Yes.  And the core will have a newer version of Scalar::Util so it wouldn't
> trigger it anyway.

For the record, the most current Scalar::Util releases do not ship the 
PP fallback any longer. It simply wasn't worth the hassle considering 
problems such as this.

--Steffen