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On Mon, Aug 2, 2021 at 11:05 AM H.Merijn Brand <perl5@tux.freedom.nl> wrote: > 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. > The data in a literal non-ASCII string under "use utf8" is different from the data in an identically-written string without "use utf8"; thus it is factual that the data handling will change for these strings. That it's changing because the source code itself was decoded doesn't change the practical implications. -DanThread Previous | Thread Next