Re: BUG #2683: spi_exec_query in plperl returns column names which are not marked as UTF8

On Sun, Oct 15, 2006 at 05:34:21PM -0000, Greg Sabino Mullane wrote:
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> Tom Lane wrote:
> > #if PERL_BCDVERSION >= 0x5006000L
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> > #endif
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> > I'm tempted to consolidate this into a function on the order of
> > newSVstring(const char *) or some such.  Comments?
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> +1
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> I suggested at one point raising the minimum requirement for Perl to
> 5.6 (which came out way back in 2000, so we're unlikely to upset
> anyone).  If we haven't done that already, this would be a good
> chance as we can get rid of that ugly #if block.

I'd like to suggest that raise that minimum requirement for Perl to
5.8 for 8.3, as Perl 5.8 will be about five years old by then.  I
understand that some people are running versions of some operating
system or other so ancient that Perl 5.8 did not come pre-installed
with it, but we can't be supporting other projects backwards into
eternity.  Supporting our own is already plenty of work.

Cheers,
D
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