On Sun, Oct 15, 2006 at 05:34:21PM -0000, Greg Sabino Mullane wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > Tom Lane wrote: > > #if PERL_BCDVERSION >= 0x5006000L > ... > > #endif > ... > > I'm tempted to consolidate this into a function on the order of > > newSVstring(const char *) or some such. Comments? > > +1 > > I suggested at one point raising the minimum requirement for Perl to > 5.6 (which came out way back in 2000, so we're unlikely to upset > anyone). If we haven't done that already, this would be a good > chance as we can get rid of that ugly #if block.
I'd like to suggest that raise that minimum requirement for Perl to 5.8 for 8.3, as Perl 5.8 will be about five years old by then. I understand that some people are running versions of some operating system or other so ancient that Perl 5.8 did not come pre-installed with it, but we can't be supporting other projects backwards into eternity. Supporting our own is already plenty of work. Cheers, D -- David Fetter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://fetter.org/ phone: +1 415 235 3778 AIM: dfetter666 Skype: davidfetter Remember to vote! ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq
