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  Mon Jun 16 17:39:06 2014 pagenyon [...] gmail.com - Ticket created
Subject: works fine with perl 5.8
please don't force 5.10 when it's not necessary. your dist passed all tests on perl 5.8. if you need certain features in a compiler, you can test for them using Devel::CheckLib.
  Tue Jun 17 13:18:34 2014 DANAJ [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added
On Mon Jun 16 17:39:06 2014, pagenyon wrote: Show quoted text
> please don't force 5.10 when it's not necessary. your dist passed all > tests on perl 5.8. if you need certain features in a compiler, you can > test for them using Devel::CheckLib.
A related issue: you need to add constant v1.03 to the requirements list, or change your constant use to single constants only, i.e. change to: use constant MT_TIMESEED => \0; use constant MT_FASTSEED => \0; use constant MT_GOODSEED => \0; use constant MT_BESTSEED => \0; With the hash constant, if they have constant v1.02 or earlier, the module fails. This is independent of the Perl version. Additionally, tested with 5.8.9, 5.8.2, and 5.6.2 (*). For 5.6.2, I needed to add: "STRLEN T_UV" to the Makefile.PL typemap creation. Honestly at this point 5.6.2 is dubious for support, but there are still some crazy old systems that use it. 5.8 is still around enough that I agree with the ticket.
  Tue Jun 17 13:18:34 2014 The RT System itself - Status changed from 'new' to 'open'
  Mon May 25 15:06:11 2015 CGPAN [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added
The reason for Perl 5.10 is explained in the README file. $ corelist constant 1.03 constant 1.03 was released with perl v5.7.3 No issue either.
  Mon May 25 15:06:12 2015 CGPAN [...] cpan.org - Status changed from 'open' to 'rejected'
  Mon May 25 16:30:51 2015 SREZIC [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added
On 2015-05-25 15:06:11, CGPAN wrote: Show quoted text
> The reason for Perl 5.10 is explained in the README file.
I cannot follow the reasoning there. It's easily possible to install and use a modern perl on an old operating system with an old compiler, or vice versa an old perl on a modern system.
  Mon May 25 16:30:57 2015 SREZIC [...] cpan.org - Status changed from 'rejected' to 'open'
  Sat Jul 15 11:26:39 2017 CGPAN [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added
Done in 0.18.
  Sat Jul 15 11:26:45 2017 CGPAN [...] cpan.org - Status changed from 'open' to 'resolved'