Re: require < 6.x

2001-02-22 Thread Brent Dax
NeonEdge wrote on 2/21/01 4.07: ... >sense: could p6 allow (for the >first few versions anyway) a >"require <6;" directive? My ... This sounds to me like a good idea, especially if we implement some of the other radical changes, such as implicit 'use strict' or major changes to builtins. Person

Re: require < 6.x

2001-02-21 Thread Simon Cozens
On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 02:05:19PM -0500, Stephen P. Potter wrote: > Lightning flashed, thunder crashed and "NeonEdge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> whisper > ed: > | This is probably way too late, but does this make any sense: could p6 allow > | (for the first few versions anyway) a "require <6;" directive

RE: require < 6.x

2001-02-21 Thread NeonEdge
On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 02:05:19PM -0500, Stephen P. Potter wrote: > If they're going to have to go in and add a "require <6" already, its easier > to just modify the #! line (and less coding for us). Duh, <> the #! line. I'm awake now, though. ;) Grant M. I've gotta stop getting up before noon.

Re: require < 6.x

2001-02-21 Thread Stephen P. Potter
Lightning flashed, thunder crashed and "NeonEdge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> whisper ed: | This is probably way too late, but does this make any sense: could p6 allow | (for the first few versions anyway) a "require <6;" directive? Do you understand how the current "require #;" works? It already pretty

require < 6.x

2001-02-21 Thread NeonEdge
This is probably way too late, but does this make any sense: could p6 allow (for the first few versions anyway) a "require <6;" directive? My thought was that during the install process, the admin would be prompted as to whether or not they wished to retain 'full' backward compatibility, and if