Re: [PATCH: perl@8531] EBCDIC branch for pragma/sub-lval.t

On Fri, 26 Jan 2001, Stephen McCamant wrote:

> Serves me right for trying to be cute :-). The test doesn't really
> need to be character-set dependent though; it might be better to just
> change the line in question to
> 
> veclv() = unpack("N", "Perl");
> 
> (and ruin the surprise).

I don't think that would be necessary.  Character code set dependent
tests don't need to be avoided they just need to be taken care of for
weird platforms.  Test 62 out of a total of 63 needed a little hint
for EBCDIC was all.

Peter Prymmer

• [PATCH: perl@8531] EBCDIC branch for pragma/sub-lval.t by Peter Prymmer
• Re: [PATCH: perl@8531] EBCDIC branch for pragma/sub-lval.t by Jarkko Hietaniemi
• Re: [PATCH: perl@8531] EBCDIC branch for pragma/sub-lval.t by Stephen McCamant
• Re: [PATCH: perl@8531] EBCDIC branch for pragma/sub-lval.t by Prymmer/Kahn