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David Grove <pete@camel.petes-place.com> writes: >> Well, I think we should take a step back and answer a few key questions: >> >> 1. Do we want to be able to use Perl 5 modules in a >> Perl 6 program (without conversion)? > >For a while, quite possibly, I'd say. > >When 5.6 came out, I was in module hell, trying to get 5.005 modules to >compile with 5.6. Most of the ones giving the most trouble were the most >popular/demanded. That's not something I'd like to see repeated. Perl5 modules which make use of XS will be more of a pain to support, and most of the perl5.6 fails were due to XS-ness tweaks (PERL_POLLUTE). -- Nick Ing-Simmons http://www.ni-s.u-net.com/Thread Previous | Thread Next