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Juerd Waalboer
Date:
December 11, 2009 09:56
Subject:
Re: POSIX-like syntax or full compliancy? (Was: PATCH: partial[perl #58182] ...)
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20091211111513.GL2041@c4.tnx.nl
karl williamson skribis 2009-12-10 22:29 (-0700):
> It was our intention that 5.12 would use strict Posix definitions  
> rigourously for all these,

In that case I'm entirely fine with the change, provided of course that
perldelta documents the change as such.

> except the perl made-up extension,  [[:Word:]], which has no Posix
> definition.

Changing the bracket expressions to strict POSIX semantics is an
incompatible change. Why keep [:word:]? Not that I really mind, but
strict interpretation usually doesn't come with exceptions.
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