It looks like stability and compatibility will prevail, after all. --- Documentation/technical/whyperl.txt | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/technical/whyperl.txt b/Documentation/technical/whyperl.txt index de6f912a..fbe2e1b1 100644 --- a/Documentation/technical/whyperl.txt +++ b/Documentation/technical/whyperl.txt @@ -66,9 +66,11 @@ Good Things Perl had fewer breaking changes than Python or Ruby; we expect that trend to continue given the inertia of Perl 5. - Note: this document was written before the Perl 7 announcement. - We'll continue to monitor and adapt to the situation around - what distros are doing in regard to maintaining compatibility. + As of April 2021, the Perl Steering Committee has confirmed + Perl 7 will require `use v7.0' and existing code should + continue working unchanged: + https://nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perl5.porters/259789 + <CAMvkq_SyTKZD=1=mhxwyzvyydqb8go0n0tue5zatye_m4bc...@mail.gmail.com> * Built for text processing -- unsubscribe: one-click, see List-Unsubscribe header archive: https://public-inbox.org/meta/
