Re: Test::More version - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Test::More version
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Msg-id 2145933.1637003676@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Test::More version  (Dagfinn Ilmari Mannsåker <ilmari@ilmari.org>)
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Re: Test::More version
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=?utf-8?Q?Dagfinn_Ilmari_Manns=C3=A5ker?= <ilmari@ilmari.org> writes:
> Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> writes:
>> Based on this, I'm inclined to think we should select 0.98 as the
>> minimum version.  Anything later would inconvenience some people.
>> OTOH, it doesn't look like there's any value in promising compatibility
>> with 0.96 instead, especially since I see a couple of subplan-related
>> bug fixes in 0.97 and 0.98 in Test::Simple's changelog.

> FWIW, here's a list of Test::More versions shipped with various Perl
> releases. Since v5.12.0, the version does not change in minor releases.
> ...
>   v5.12.0    0.94
>   v5.14.0    0.98

Ah-hah, that's a good way to think about it too.  There's surely
little reason in worrying about a module version that did not ship
in any Perl release, because what 99.9% of people will have is what
shipped with their Perl release.

            regards, tom lane



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