Figure out which Perl versions CharmBoard works with #13

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opened 2024-08-19 07:30:42 +00:00 by nu · 3 comments

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2024-08-19 07:30:42 +00:00

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This is a later thing for documentation purposes, but I know it's at least 5.20 since I'm using the subroutine signatures feature (see the CONVENTIONS section of Mojolicious::Guides), and could be as high as Perl 5.38.2 since that's what I'm using right now + I tend to use modern features (whatever is documented in the current version of perldoc on the web) incl., currently, experimental features (try, smartmatch)

This is a later thing for documentation purposes, but I know it's at least 5.20 since I'm using the subroutine signatures feature (see [the CONVENTIONS section of `Mojolicious::Guides`](https://docs.mojolicious.org/#CONVENTIONS)), and could be as high as Perl 5.38.2 since that's what I'm using right now + I tend to use modern features (whatever is documented in the current version of perldoc on the web) incl., currently, experimental features (`try`, `smartmatch`)

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2024-08-19 08:14:18 +00:00

Stop using smartmatch (#15) and add 5.20 features (part of #13)

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2024-08-19 18:03:13 +00:00

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try/catch was added in 5.34, see: https://perldoc.perl.org/perlexperiment

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2024-08-19 18:10:08 +00:00

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It also looks like try/catch is being made non-experimental in 5.40 (funnily enough, a version of Perl I don't even have installed right now), see: https://perldoc.perl.org/feature#The-'try'-feature

Use of finally is still experimental as of 5.40, but CharmBoard doesn't use finally anyways.

I don't think it makes much sense to limit to 5.40+ though considering try when it was in its experimental phase seems to still work the same now that its been made not-experimental in 5.40?

It also looks like try/catch is being made non-experimental in 5.40 (funnily enough, a version of Perl I don't even have installed right now), see: https://perldoc.perl.org/feature#The-'try'-feature Use of `finally` is still experimental as of 5.40, but CharmBoard doesn't use `finally` anyways. I don't think it makes much sense to limit to 5.40+ though considering `try` when it was in its experimental phase seems to still work the same now that its been made not-experimental in 5.40?

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2024-08-19 18:10:50 +00:00

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Oh yeah, and because of #15 and 1b179fb08d, the thing about smartmatch isn't relevant anymore. Regardless, it seems smartmatch was introduced before 5.34 anyways so it didn't do anything to change the min Perl version.

Oh yeah, and because of #15 and 1b179fb08d, the thing about smartmatch isn't relevant anymore. Regardless, it seems smartmatch was introduced before 5.34 anyways so it didn't do anything to change the min Perl version.

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2024-08-20 03:56:52 +00:00

Note current apparent minimal Perl version in README.md (see #13)

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