On Fri, 19 Nov 2004, H.Merijn Brand wrote:
> > > p.s. - To make Storable do what it claims and properly obey the
> > > $Storable::accept_future_minor variable, this needs to happen (apparently
> > > not fixed in 5.8.3 either):
> > >
> > > Fix problem where forward compat checking logic never tries to read
> > > its setting and always barfs when newer client comes knocking...
> > >
> > > --- perl-5.8.0/ext/Storable/Storable.xs.orig Sat Nov 13 17:27:53 2004
> > > +++ perl-5.8.0/ext/Storable/Storable.xs Sat Nov 13 17:28:11 2004
> > > @@ -1092,6 +1092,7 @@
> > >
> > > cxt->netorder = 0; /* true if network order used */
> > > cxt->forgive_me = -1; /* whether to be forgiving... */
> > > + cxt->accept_future_minor = -1; /* would otherwise occur too late */
> > > }
>
> FYI this has not changed since. Excerpt from blead:
>
> 1155 static void init_perinterp(pTHX)
> 1156 {
> 1157 INIT_STCXT;
> 1158
> 1159 cxt->netorder = 0; /* true if network order used */
> 1160 cxt->forgive_me = -1; /* whether to be forgiving... */
> 1161 }
>
There are many ways to have done it <g> but, no, I don't believe that it's
been fixed.