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Re: for 5.24: new categories for strict/warnings?

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Paul Johnson
Date:
June 3, 2015 15:56
Subject:
Re: for 5.24: new categories for strict/warnings?
Message ID:
20150603155639.GJ22905@pjcj.net
On Wed, Jun 03, 2015 at 10:20:58AM -0400, Eric Brine wrote:

> For warnings, that's a backwards compatible change I oppose. I was promised
> that `use warnings;` would enable all warnings, and I've been recommending
> its usage on that basis for a decade.

I still don't understand this argument.  What is the practical
difference to you between "use warnings" not enabling a new warning by
default and the new warning never having been added?

I don't think anyone is suggesting that any current warnings should not
be in the default category, right?

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Paul Johnson - paul@pjcj.net
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