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On Fri, 30 Jul 2021 10:45:53 -0400, "Ricardo Signes"
<perl.p5p@rjbs.manxome.org> wrote:
> Porters,
>
> I propose that "use v5.36.0" should imply that the source code is,
> subsequently, UTF-8 encoded.
+1
But the docs and release notes should very clearly state that this is
about the source code itself, as I see many discussions rambling about
the data handling being changed, which is not the case.
> Currently, I advise the following boilerplate:
> use v5.34.0;
> use warnings;
> use utf8;
>
> We're on the cusp or merging warnings in. Next, we merge in utf8.
> This shouldn't break existing programs, only programs that opt to
> change behavior by adding v5.36.0.
>
> With that, the boilerplate could be:
> use v5.36.0;
>
> This doesn't need to load utf8.pm, and could just alter $^H, but:
> whatever.
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