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Hi there, On Fri, 28 Jan 2022, Felipe Gasper wrote: > ... > # Rename the âUTF8â Flag > ... > Perlâs âUTF8 flagâ confuses Perl users, and even occasionally its > maintainers. This RFC proposes to rename it in source code and > documentation, retaining old names as aliases to avoid breaking callers > of Perlâs C API (XS modules & embedders). > > This RFC proposes the replacement term âheavyâ: `SvHEAVY`, etc. +1 This sort of thing is hugely important to the humble user[1]. As one such user, thoughtful efforts to clarify the existing dog's breakfast will assuredly get my vote (which is not to say that, in this context, I delude myself that I actually have one:). -- [1] "Name and intended use." [United States Food and Drug Administration] 73, Ged.Thread Previous