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Zefram wrote: >> 10. speed up miniperl @INC, buildsitecustomize >> https://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=121119 > > I'd be happier about it if we actually resolved the commented reason for > lib being last. It shouldn't be hard to arrange for new files in lib > to be created under temporary names and atomically renamed into place. > This may be a bit much to do for 5.20, though, especially with it having > not been implemented yet. I'd lean towards punting to 5.21. Well nobody brought that up in #121119 in 2 months of debate. Add your idea to the ticket. I can't implement it since Win32 doesnt have parallel make, since there is no Configure. > >> 11. core tests fail when built on FAT drive with Win32 OS on NTFS >> https://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=21442 > > As it doesn't fully fix, there's no benefit in getting it into 5.20. > Document as a known problem, and work more on it in 5.21. It could be > a 5.22 blocker. The 2nd patch needs some consensus whether test 86 in stat.t which tests "-A" operator, if the test needs to be fixed/skipped to not fail, or fix the core (how IDK, since IDK what -A is supposed to be). BG reading http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms724290%28v=vs.85%29.aspx > >> 13. document/publicize THINKFIRST >> https://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=116925 > > 5.20 should include as much of the new documentation as gets done in time. > This shouldn't block 5.20. Will new COW be on for 5.20 or will it go off for RTM just like it did for 5.18?Thread Previous | Thread Next