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deprecate h2ph #16299
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From zefram@fysh.orgCreated by zefram@fysh.orgh2ph has a bunch of bugs that make it unreliable, and we are evidently h2ph would be no great loss. It was useful in its time, but it represents To manage the deprecation, not only should h2ph itself give a deprecation Perl Info
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From @leonerdOn Tue, 12 Dec 2017 04:23:11 -0800
If you're looking for CPAN alternatives to suggest folks use instead, https://metacpan.org/pod/ExtUtils::H2PM An example of it being used is https://metacpan.org/source/PEVANS/Socket-Netlink-Route-0.05/lib/Socket/Netlink/Route_const.pm.PL It isn't quite the same and doesn't work in quite the same manner, but -- leonerd@leonerd.org.uk | https://metacpan.org/author/PEVANS |
The RT System itself - Status changed from 'new' to 'open' |
From @cpansproutOn Tue, 12 Dec 2017 04:23:10 -0800, zefram@fysh.org wrote:
Why would it need to go that far? -- Father Chrysostomos |
From zefram@fysh.orgFather Chrysostomos via RT wrote:
If .ph files are being generated with a version of h2ph new enough to have -zefram |
From @eserteDana Tue, 12 Dec 2017 04:23:10 -0800, zefram@fysh.org reče: ...
Can you add references (e.g. links to other RT tickets) mentioning the problems? |
From zefram@fysh.orgslaven@rezic.de via RT wrote:
Sure. There are open bug reports [perl #34495], [perl #34497], and -zefram |
From @LeontOn Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 1:23 PM, Zefram <perlbug-followup@perl.org> wrote:
The thing is seriously flawed. Not so much by bad design, but by age. The Debian ships with a whole bunch of these .ph files, and they're pretty I don't mind getting rid of this interface (I've been planning to make wrap
That sounds more aggressive than strictly necessary to me. Especially Leon |
Migrated from rt.perl.org#132576 (status was 'open')
Searchable as RT132576$
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