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Re: [PATCH] v4: fix blead usage of OK flags vs. all magic

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Rev. Chip
Date:
June 12, 2012 16:16
Subject:
Re: [PATCH] v4: fix blead usage of OK flags vs. all magic
Message ID:
20120612231559.GC19470@tytlal.tinsaucer.com
On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 10:57:22AM -0400, bulk 88 wrote:
> If backwards compatibility wouldn't be broken, maybe the private flags
> should be relocated to a I32 placed after xmg_stash in a PVMG body.

That would break backcompat for code that expects SVp_* to be part of
SvFLAGS().  I don't know how many such modules there are; just searching
for the flag names on CPAN would probably find them all.  [hint]
-- 
Chip Salzenberg
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