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Re: "make check" port to perl 5.005_03 (Solaris 8 perl)
From: |
Jim Meyering |
Subject: |
Re: "make check" port to perl 5.005_03 (Solaris 8 perl) |
Date: |
Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:15:38 +0100 |
Paul Eggert <address@hidden> wrote:
> coreutils's "make check" uses "use warnings;", which is not supported
> on the perl 5.005_03 that is shipped with Solaris 8. Here's a patch.
>
> Solaris 8 last shipped in February and bugs continue to be fixed in it
> (<http://www.sun.com/service/eosl/solaris/solaris_vintage_eol_5.2005.xml>
> says that Sun's phase 2 software support is scheduled to end on
> 2012-03-31) so I think it's still worth supporting. But my real
> excuse is that some servers at the UCLA School of Engineering still
> run Solaris 8.
>
> 2007-11-15 Paul Eggert <address@hidden>
>
> Port to Solaris 8 perl, which does not support "use warnings;".
> * tests/dd/skip-seek: Skip test if "use warnings;" fails.
> * tests/du/files0-from: Likewise.
...
Thanks! Applied.