Re: pgsql: Adjust configure to insist on Perl version >= 5.8.3. - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Alvaro Herrera
Subject Re: pgsql: Adjust configure to insist on Perl version >= 5.8.3.
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Msg-id 202110072239.qh4b5yzcdoy5@alvherre.pgsql
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In response to Re: pgsql: Adjust configure to insist on Perl version >= 5.8.3.  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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On 2021-Oct-07, Tom Lane wrote:

> +Portability
> +-----------
> +
> +Avoid using any bleeding-edge Perl features.  We have buildfarm animals
> +running Perl versions as old as 5.8.3, so your tests will be expected
> +to pass on that.
> +
> +Also, do not use any non-core Perl modules except IPC::Run.  Or, if you
> +must do so for a particular test, arrange to skip the test when the needed
> +module isn't present.  If unsure, you can consult Module::CoreList to find
> +out whether a given module is part of the Perl core, and which module
> +versions shipped with which Perl releases.

LGTM, thanks.

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