Re: Volunteer for fixing [perl #58182], the "Unicode" bug

[Juerd Waalboer <juerd@convolution.nl>]

Glenn Linderman skribis 2008-09-20 16:31 (-0700):
> For compatibility reasons, as has been discussed on this list  
> previously, a pragma of some sort must be used to request the  
> incompatible enhancement (which you call a fix).

As the current behavior is a bug, the enhancement can rightfully be
called a fix.

What's this about the pragma that "must be used"? Yes, it has been
discussed, but no consensus has pointed in that direction.

In fact, perl5100delta clearly announces backwards incompatibility.
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Jesse Vincent <jesse@fsck.com>
karl williamson <contact@khwilliamson.com>
Glenn Linderman <perl@NevCal.com>

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