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> >Another problem is that the -C switch does NOT change
> >$ENV{PERL_UNICODE} so you can't check the state easily. Can you make
> >it so that the -C switch changes $ENV{PERL_UNICODE} accordingly?
>
> Oh, no need. ${^UNICODE} serves the purpose well enough.
It should because it is the copy of the final "Unicode" setting
achieved through either-or-both $ENV{PERL_UNICODE} and -C :-)
> (defined ${^UNICODE} and ${^UNICODE} != 0)
>
> should suffice.
Well, yes, if you want to be extrasuperduperhyperparanoid. But to be
more exact you need to check on the exact contents, which bits are on.
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