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From:
Jesse Vincent
Date:
August 19, 2010 11:29
Subject:
Re: Remove Devel::DProf from 5.16
Message ID:
20100819182811.GV19167@fsck.bestpractical.com



On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 07:24:19PM +0100, Nicholas Clark wrote:
> Devel::DProf is obsolete. For details of why it can't be fixed, see
> http://blog.timbunce.org/2008/07/12/devel-dprof-broken-by-the-passage-of-time/
> 
> I propose that we remove it from core by 5.16. I'm not sure whether the
> better approach is
> 
> a: package it on CPAN for people who (think that they) "really" need it
>    (can be for 5.14+ only, which eases the backporting issues)
> 
> or
> 
> b: just kill it
> 

+1

I think I'd prefer a: if we can find a willing sucker.
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