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Id: 106803
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Queue: Regexp-Grammars
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  Tue Sep 01 01:09:57 2015 alexchandel [...] gmail.com - Ticket created
Subject: Broken/abandoned dependency in Lexical::Var
The dependency Lexical::Var is broken in all versions of perl newer than 5.21.7, and from the looks of [this bug](https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=101058) it will never be fixed; it appears the maintainer has abandoned the project, and it is remotely possible that he, zefram/Andrew Main, is the same Andrew Main who was detained indefinitely under the UK mental health act in May 2015. This means Regexp-Grammars doesn't build on any perl newer than 5.21.7, and probably never will unless zefram's Lexical::Var is dropped as a dependency.
  Tue Sep 01 07:19:38 2015 damian [...] conway.org - Correspondence added
Subject: Re: [rt.cpan.org #106803] Broken/abandoned dependency in Lexical::Var
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2015 21:18:37 +1000
To: bug-Regexp-Grammars [...] rt.cpan.org
From: Damian Conway <damian [...] conway.org>
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> This means Regexp-Grammars doesn't build on any perl newer than > 5.21.7, and probably never will unless zefram's Lexical::Var is > dropped as a dependency.
That is not feasible, as changes in regex parsing in 5.18 invalidated the fundamental Regex::Grammars API, unless the module exports the necessary lexical variables. I will investigate using some other mechanism to achieve the same effect (possibly Exporter::LexicalVars, or source code filters <shudder!>) and upload a new release when I find an appropriate and supported solution. Thanks for the report, Damian
  Tue Sep 01 07:19:39 2015 The RT System itself - Status changed from 'new' to 'open'
  Wed Sep 16 02:34:35 2015 DCONWAY [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added
This issue is now resolved by converting to using B::Hooks::Parser::inject instead of Lexical::Var::import.
  Wed Sep 16 02:34:41 2015 DCONWAY [...] cpan.org - Status changed from 'open' to 'resolved'