On Fri, Apr 02, 2004 at 09:45:24PM -0500, Randy W. Sims wrote: > > Paul Johnson wrote: > >I am considering dropping support for Perl 5.6 in Devel::Cover. Whilst > >Devel::Cover basically works with Perl 5.6.1 and Perl 5.6.2, there are > >many parts which are difficult or impossible to implement, leading to > >certain constructs which cannot be covered. > > > >I realise that some people, especially those in a corporate environment > >may not be able to simply upgrade. Until recently I was working > >somewhere where /usr/bin/perl was Perl 4. I just wanted to get opinions > >on this move. If too many people make too many good cases for keeping > >5.6 support, I'll see what I can do, but I'm finding that supporting 5.6 > >is taking a lot of time that I would rather be spending on other things. > > It might be nice if it could operate in a degraded mode for Perls < 5.8.
OK - this is the option I've taken. I'm now supporting 5.6 in the sense that Devel::Cover should run, and produce some results, but some coverage data might be missing. I'm recommending the use of 5.8.1 or greater. Thanks for the opinions. -- Paul Johnson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pjcj.net
