> -----Original Message----- > From: Matt S Trout [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 18 September 2006 17:29 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Dbix-class] DBIC under Perl 5.6.1 > > > Christopher H. Laco wrote: > > > > Not that I disagree, but if the difference between someone > using and not > > using Handel is that they have a 5.6.1 shop and I didn't > bother to test > > or support 5.6.1, then I'd rather support it than lose the user. But > > that's just me. > > Same policy should stand for DBIC IMO. > > > Plus, there isn't really anything 5.8 specific in Handel except some > > minor issues with displaying currency symbols/l10n > exceptions, and even > > those worked in Handel 0.33 under 5.6.1. > > > > If I were totally invested into 5.8 like Cat was, that would be a > > different story. I think DBIC falls more into the former > rather than the > > latter case. If the only thing holding DBIC back from official 5.6.1 > > support is the option UTF8Columns component and one test, > then I so go > > for it. But I'm silly like that. :-P > > Cat isn't. The last thing stopping me having it working under > 5.6.2 was > Path::Class, but as I say the commercial purpose vanished and > nobody seemed to > care. Maybe I'll revisit it one day when I'm bored/drunk/both.
In the mean time, I'll install DBIC 0.07002 onto my 5.6.1 system, ignoring the failing test, and I'll let you know if I have any problems. Note that my platform is Solaris and my DB is Sybase. Will keep you posted. Ivor. _______________________________________________ List: http://lists.rawmode.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dbix-class Wiki: http://dbix-class.shadowcatsystems.co.uk/ IRC: irc.perl.org#dbix-class SVN: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/repos/bast/trunk/DBIx-Class/ Searchable Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
