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Re: Minimum Perl version?

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Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
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Sep 24, 2010, 10:23 UTC
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On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 10:00, Tait <git.git@t41t.com> wrote:
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> What is the minimum Perl version git expects to support?
>
> I ask, because f922df8... seems to have introduced a open() syntax that
> is not compatible with some older Perl versions.

We generally support 5.6 or above, but 5.8 or above for some other programs.

As far as I can tell there was no new open syntax introduced in that series that wasn't supported before.

What specifically is breaking for you, and on what perl version?
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