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2021-7-31 16:17 Darren Duncan <darren@darrenduncan.net>: > On 2021-07-30 11:15 p.m., Yuki Kimoto wrote: > > 2021-7-30 23:46 Ricardo Signes wrote: > > I propose that "use v5.36.0" should imply that the source code is, > > subsequently, UTF-8 encoded. > > > > At least after v5.38+. > > > > It is good to change one by one. > > > > I want to see the effect and hear the user experience of "use warnings" > in the > > next release. > > I strongly disagree. The warnings and utf8 are unrelated features. These > are > each also minor changes considering they are lexical. Perl interpreter > development is already moving at a relatively glacial pace, there is no > benefit > and a lot of downside of delaying the utf8 for a year just to see what > people > say after a production with warnings is released. The 5.36 is still about > 9 > months away, that is plenty of time for people to give feedback on either > that > or the warnings. > > On this mailing list, Felipe has a strong interest in this topic and disagrees. I personally think that the "use utf8;" and the internal representation of Perl strings are independent things. However, I feel that We need a little more time to think about it. We need a conversation where Felipe isn't overwhelmed by the opinions of others.Thread Previous | Thread Next