Re: [PATCH RFC3.5 05/12] send-email: Improve redability and error-handling in send_message's sendmail code
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Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
- Date
- Apr 21, 2009, 02:00 UTC
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- <20090421020021.GA14479@coredump.intra.peff.net>
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On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 06:58:57PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> >> + (my $pid = open my $pipe, '|-') > >> + // die "Could not fork to run '$smtp_server': $!\n"; > > > > Have I already rejected this "5.10 or later" construct in the previous > > round? If I haven't, please consider now I have. > > Sorry, I should have checked myself. defined-or "//" is 5.8.1 or later.
I don't think that's right. perl581delta lists it in the "Future Directions" section and says
A new operator "//" (defined-or) _will_ be available.
(emphasis mine). I don't think it was in a stable version until 5.10 (where it is listed as "now this is available" in perl5100delta. Which puts it squarely in the "too new to use" list.
-Peff