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Re: smoking PERL_OLD_COPY_ON_WRITE 3.5.0-22-generic [debian](x86_64/8 cpu) {blead_g++}

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From:
Dave Mitchell
Date:
June 2, 2013 12:00
Subject:
Re: smoking PERL_OLD_COPY_ON_WRITE 3.5.0-22-generic [debian](x86_64/8 cpu) {blead_g++}
Message ID:
20130602120040.GA29401@iabyn.com
On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 03:02:27PM +0000, Dave Mitchell wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 04:38:00PM -0400, George Greer wrote:
> > O O O X X X -Duseithreads -Accflags=-DPERL_OLD_COPY_ON_WRITE
> 
> I wonder if there's any point in smoking PERL_OLD_COPY_ON_WRITE
> any more? I presume it been superseded for all practical purposes by
> PERL_NEW_COPY_ON_WRITE?
> 
> Instead, while PERL_NEW_COPY_ON_WRITE is temporarily not the default
> (till after 5.18), perhaps we should smoke that as an option instead?

Now that PERL_NEW_COPY_ON_WRITE is the default again in blead, perhaps
change the  -Accflags=-DPERL_NEW_COPY_ON_WRITE smoker to
-Accflags=PERL_NO_COW ?


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