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From: Jay Soffian <jaysoffian@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Oldest supported Perl version
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:51:11 -0400
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On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 11:43 AM, Michael Witten <mfwitten@gmail.com> w=
rote:
> =3D=3D=3D=3D> Sorry for the repeat; I think I'll go install an MUA no=
w.
>
> On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 09:59, Jay Soffian <jaysoffian@gmail.com> wro=
te:
>> On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 9:58 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> =
wrote:
>>> Sorry, I should have checked myself. =C2=A0defined-or "//" is 5.8.1=
 or later.
>
> From what I've read:
>
> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0http://perldoc.perl.org/perl581delta.html#=
=46uture-Directions
>
> The defined-OR only exists for 5.8.1 in patch form, and it's only dir=
ectly
> supported in 5.10.0:
>
> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0http://perldoc.perl.org/perldelta.html#Def=
ined-or-operator
>
> :-(

I started this new thread to address Junio's question about the oldest
supported Perl version, so that tidbit isn't really relevant and I
should've trimmed it from the new thread. Nonetheless, thank you for
the correction again again, and enjoy your new MUA. :-)

j.