>> Who in the Universe uses 5.001, and why?
>> Why is it a bad idea to require bugfixed software?
>
>When you're making Perl applications, I guess it isn't. But here, Perl
>is just used as a tool to configure a C library, and a little
>pragmatism shouldn't hurt.
>
>It is a bad idea to require Perl 5.004 when other versions with a few
>very minor modifications can do the job as well because -- provided
>that you want people to use your software -- it is a good idea to make
>the installation process as smooth as possible.
I tend to agree, although I pretty much religiously upgrade my perl whenever
possible. It royally sucks to have to do work on something that is not on the
'direct path' to making a product work. Compiling perl can take up to an hour
- sometimes two - on a machine, and for lots of people who solely intend to
use SSL with C, that is an hour wasted.
Although if they took time to look into perl itself (and experiment with it),
they might not consider that hour wasted..
Ed
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