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From: Alex Riesen <raa.lkml@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fmt-merge-msg: avoid open "-|" list form for Perl 5.6
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Sam Vilain, Tue, Feb 21, 2006 21:36:50 +0100:
> >
> >>* Eric, thanks for the hint.  I have this four-patch series.
> >>  Could people with perl 5.6 please check them?
> >
> >
> >Does not work here (ActiveState Build 811, Perl 5.8.6):
> >
> >$ perl -e 'open(F, "-|")'
> >'-' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> >operable program or batch file.
> 
> Portability, Ease of Coding, Few CPAN Module Dependencies.  Pick any two.
> 

Sometimes an upgrade is just out of question. Besides, that'd mean an
upgrade to another operating system, because very important scripts
over here a just not portable to anything else but
    "ActiveState Perl on Windows (TM)"
I just have no choice.