On Sun, 4 Jul 2021 22:22:10 +0200, Leon Timmermans <fawaka@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sat, Jul 3, 2021 at 10:42 PM Paul "LeoNerd" Evans > <leonerd@leonerd.org.uk> wrote: > > > On Sat, 3 Jul 2021 22:15:54 +0200 > > Leon Timmermans <fawaka@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > On Mon, Jun 28, 2021 at 12:32 AM Paul "LeoNerd" Evans < > [...] > > > > [...] > > > > > > About 1 in 6 users of cpanm is using 5.16 (which generally means > > > RHEL7), any dist dropping that would affect a serious number of > > > users. It is a de-facto watershed. > > > > Ah - a useful data point. > > > > Can we presume from your response that there is a "negligible" long > > tail older than 5.16 then? Do you have some more detailed breakdown > > somewhere we can see? > > > > http://cpanmetadb.plackperl.org/versions/ > > Results tend to fluctuate somewhat (the statistics are daily) but are > mostly stable. 5.8 about 0.5%. 5.10 is about 2%, 5.12 is nonexistent. > 5.14 is ±1% > > Except for very recent versions the common versions are entirely > dominated by the major distributions . > 5.30.0: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS > 5.16.3: RHEL7 > 5.32.1: Ubuntu 21.04 and Debian testing/stretch > 5.28.1: Debian stable > 5.26.1: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS > 5.26.3: RHEL 8 > 5.24.1: Debian oldstable > 5.22.1: Ubultu 16.04 LTS > 5.10.1: RHEL6 > > Leon An excerpt from https://github.com/Tux/System-Info/blob/master/sandbox/dist-perl.csv centos │ 8.4.2105 │ 2021-06-03 │ 5.30.1 centos │ 7.8.2003 │ 2020-04-27 │ 5.16.3 centos │ 6.10 │ 2018-07-03 │ 5.10.1 centos │ 5.11 │ 2014-09-30 │ 5.8.8 centos │ 4.8 │ 2009-08-22 │ 5.8.5 centos │ 3.9 │ 2007-07-27 │ 5.8.0 centos │ 2.0 │ 2004-05-24 │ 5.6.1 debian │ unstablesid │ 2021-06-22 │ 5.32.1 debian │ testingbullseye │ 2021-06-22 │ 5.32.1 debian │ 10buster │ 2019-07-06 │ 5.28.1 debian │ 9stretch │ 2017-06-18 │ 5.24.1 debian │ 8.0jessie │ 2015-04-26 │ 5.20.2 debian │ 7.0wheezy │ 2013-05-04 │ 5.14.2 debian │ 6.0squeeze │ 2011-02-06 │ 5.10.1 debian │ 5.0lenny │ 2009-02-15 │ 5.10.0 debian │ 4.0etch │ 2007-04-08 │ 5.8.8 debian │ 3.1sarge │ 2005-06-06 │ 5.8.4 debian │ 3.0woody │ 2002-07-19 │ 5.6.1 debian │ 2.2potato │ 2000-08-15 │ 5.4.5 debian │ 2.1slink │ 1999-03-09 │ 5.4.4 debian │ 2.0hamm │ 1998-07-23 │ 5.4.4 debian │ 1.3bo │ 1997-06-05 │ 5.3.7 debian │ 1.2rex │ 1996-12-12 │ 5.3.7 debian │ 1.1buzz │ 1996-06-17 │ 5.2 opensuse │ tumbleweed │ 2021-06-21 │ 5.32.1 opensuse │ 15.3 │ 2021-06-02 │ 5.26.1 opensuse │ 15 │ 2018-05-25 │ 5.26.1 opensuse │ 42.3 │ 2017-07-26 │ 5.18.2 opensuse │ 42.2 │ 2016-11-16 │ 5.18.2 opensuse │ 42.1 │ 2015-11-04 │ 5.18.2 opensuse │ 13.2 │ 2014-11-04 │ 5.20.1 opensuse │ 13.1 │ 2013-11-19 │ 5.18.1 opensuse │ 12.3 │ 2013-03-13 │ 5.16.2 opensuse │ 12.2 │ 2012-09-05 │ 5.16.0 opensuse │ 12.1 │ 2011-11-16 │ 5.14.2 opensuse │ 11.4 │ 2011-03-10 │ 5.12.3 opensuse │ 11.3 │ 2010-07-15 │ 5.12.1 opensuse │ 11.2 │ 2009-11-12 │ 5.10.0 opensuse │ 11.1 │ 2008-12-18 │ 5.10.0 opensuse │ 11.0 │ 2008-06-19 │ 5.10.0 opensuse │ 10.3 │ 2007-10-04 │ 5.8.8 opensuse │ 10.2 │ 2006-12-07 │ 5.8.8 opensuse │ 10.1 │ 2006-05-11 │ 5.8.8 opensuse │ 10.0 │ 2005-10-06 │ 5.8.7 opensuse │ 9.3 │ 2005-04-15 │ 5.8.6 opensuse │ 9.2 │ 2004-10-25 │ 5.8.5 opensuse │ 9.1 │ 2004-04-23 │ 5.8.3 opensuse │ 9.0 │ 2003-10-15 │ 5.8.1 opensuse │ 8.2 │ 2003-04-07 │ 5.8.0 opensuse │ 8.1 │ 2002-09-30 │ 5.8.0 opensuse │ 8.0 │ 2002-04-22 │ 5.6.1 opensuse │ 7.3 │ 2001-10-13 │ 5.6.1 opensuse │ 7.2 │ 2001-06-15 │ 5.6.0 opensuse │ 7.1 │ 2001-01-24 │ 5.6.0 opensuse │ 7.0 │ 2000-09-27 │ 5.5.3 opensuse │ 6.4 │ 2000-03-09 │ 5.5.3 opensuse │ 6.3 │ 1999-11-05 │ 5.5.3 opensuse │ 6.2 │ 1999-08-12 │ 5.5.3 opensuse │ 6.1 │ 1999-04-07 │ 5.5.2 opensuse │ 6.0 │ 1998-12-21 │ 5.5.2 opensuse │ 5.3 │ 1998-09-10 │ 5.4.4 opensuse │ 5.2 │ 1998-03-23 │ 5.4.4 redhat │ RHEL-8.4 │ 2021-05-21 │ 5.24.4 redhat │ RHEL-7.9 │ 2020-09-18 │ 5.16.3 redhat │ RHEL-6.9 │ 2017-03-21 │ 5.10.1 redhat │ RHEL-5.11 │ 2014-09-16 │ 5.8.8 redhat │ RHEL-4.8 │ 2009-05-19 │ 5.8.5 redhat │ RHEL-3.9 │ 2007-05-30 │ 5.8.0 redhat │ RHEL-2.1 │ 2002-03-26 │ 5.6.0 ubuntu │ snapshotimpish │ 2021-06-21 │ 5.32.1 ubuntu │ 21.04hirsute │ 2021-04-22 │ 5.32.1 ubuntu │ 20.10groovy │ 2020-10-22 │ 5.30.3 ubuntu │ 20.04 LTSfocal │ 2020-04-23 │ 5.30.0 ubuntu │ 19.10eoan │ 2019-10-17 │ 5.28.1 ubuntu │ 19.04disco │ 2019-04-18 │ 5.28.1 ubuntu │ 18.10cosmic │ 2018-10-18 │ 5.26.2 ubuntu │ 18.04 LTSbionic │ 2018-04-26 │ 5.26.1 ubuntu │ 17.10artful │ 2017-10-19 │ 5.26.0 ubuntu │ 17.04zesty │ 2017-04-13 │ 5.24.1 ubuntu │ 16.10yakkety │ 2016-10-13 │ 5.22.2 ubuntu │ 16.04 LTSxenial │ 2016-04-21 │ 5.22.1 ubuntu │ 15.10wily │ 2015-10-22 │ 5.20.2 ubuntu │ 15.04vivid │ 2015-04-23 │ 5.20.2 ubuntu │ 14.10utopic │ 2014-10-23 │ 5.20.0 ubuntu │ 14.04 LTStrusty │ 2014-04-17 │ 5.18.2 ubuntu │ 13.10saucy │ 2013-10-17 │ 5.14.2 ubuntu │ 13.04raring │ 2013-04-25 │ 5.14.2 ubuntu │ 12.10quantal │ 2012-10-18 │ 5.14.2 ubuntu │ 12.04 LTSprecise │ 2012-04-26 │ 5.14.2 ubuntu │ 11.10oneiric │ 2011-10-13 │ 5.12.4 ubuntu │ 11.04natty │ 2011-04-28 │ 5.10.1 ubuntu │ 10.10maverick │ 2010-10-10 │ 5.10.1 ubuntu │ 10.04 LTSlucid │ 2010-04-29 │ 5.10.1 ubuntu │ 9.10karmic │ 2009-10-29 │ 5.10.0 ubuntu │ 9.04jaunty │ 2009-04-23 │ 5.10.0 ubuntu │ 8.10intrepid │ 2008-10-30 │ 5.10.0 ubuntu │ 8.04 LTShardy │ 2008-04-24 │ 5.8.8 ubuntu │ 7.10gutsy │ 2007-10-18 │ 5.8.8 ubuntu │ 7.04feisty │ 2007-04-19 │ 5.8.8 ubuntu │ 6.10edgy │ 2006-10-26 │ 5.8.8 ubuntu │ 6.06 LTSdapper │ 2006-06-01 │ 5.8.7 ubuntu │ 5.10breezy │ 2005-10-13 │ 5.8.7 ubuntu │ 5.04hoary │ 2005-04-08 │ 5.8.4 ubuntu │ 4.10warty │ 2004-10-20 │ 5.8.4 -- H.Merijn Brand https://tux.nl Perl Monger http://amsterdam.pm.org/ using perl5.00307 .. 5.33 porting perl5 on HP-UX, AIX, and Linux 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