Perl changes (+ please wait a bit with commits in perl modules if possible)

[Daniel J. Luke]

On Aug 12, 2014, at 11:25 AM, Ryan Schmidt <ryandesign at macports.org> wrote:
> 
>> that's pretty much why we're in the situation we are now - we just continue with the current setup because it's 'easier'. Someone puts a bunch of effort into making things work with a newer (but never the current) perl, and then dev stops and we do the same dance later (but with even more perls).
> 
> Would you prefer we do nothing, until someone has the time to do the massive job you propose?

I would prefer we spend time/effort working towards an end state that is an improvement.

I also reject your hypothesis that it's more effort to move to one perl than it is to do these changes to perls 5.8, 5.10, 5.12, 5.14, 5.16, 5.18, and 5.20

> I think it's better to continue making incremental improvements, until that day comes.

sure, as long as they're incrementally working towards a goal instead of working towards just adding yet more perl5.xx ports.

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