* Vincent Lefevre wrote on Thu, Aug 07, 2008 at 05:30:20PM CEST: > On 2008-08-07 16:48:24 +0200, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: > > > The following would be cleaner and completely local (so, no risks > > > of side effects): > > > > > > require File::Copy; > > > File::Copy::move (... > > Well, not completely local, because once the require has been evaluated, > its effects remain, but without the "import", you can't use "move" alone.
Hmm. Not sure whether any cleanup patch is currently warranted then. > In fact, the main advantage of this solution is to be able to use it in > an eval, so that it is not fatal; and if the require is never evaluated, > the module isn't needed (and at the same occasion, this should then be > faster). For instance, File::Copy isn't available with perl 5.6.1 on the > Zaurus (though the user may install his own copy). AFAICS Autoconf currently requires File::Copy. Making it cope without would be a separate task. I guess the only cleanup task left over now would be to add a 'use File::Copy' to the atomic-rename patch. Otherwise, IMVHO this bug can be closed (but I'll leave that at Ben's discretion to decide). > > Is this also just as portable to older perl versions? > > It works at least with perl 5.005_03 (1999). I don't have working > earlier versions. That's fine for Autoconf. Cheers, Ralf -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
