[Bioperl-l] qr// in tests

[James Gilbert]

On Tue, 12 Jun 2001, Jason Stajich wrote:

> On Tue, 12 Jun 2001, James Gilbert wrote:
> 
> > 
> > 
> > t/Test.pm and t/RemoteBlast.t use the qr//
> > operator, which isn't in 5.4.  I think it came in
> > with 5.5.
> > 
> 
> ahh, someone needs to help write this in a wiki so we can have a checklist
> for devs (on wiki maybe), I don't know that everyone (at least me) knows
> which operators are no-nos for 5.4...
> 
> >
> > Are we still remaining 5.4 compatible?
> > 
> 
> We intend to, with this bugfix release, but I'd like to raise the issue
> for the 0.9 dev or 1.0 releases.

I think we have to.  IO::String (WebBlast,
RemoteBlast, Variation::IO::xml) doesn't work with
5.004_04 either.

> > It's OK if we aren't -- I'd quite like to force
> > the Sanger Centre to upgrade to 5.6.  Our 5.004_04
> > is rather long in the tooth!
> > 
> > 	James
> > 
> > James G.R. Gilbert
> > The Sanger Centre
> > Wellcome Trust Genome Campus
> > Hinxton
> > Cambridge                        Tel: 01223 494906
> > CB10 1SA                         Fax: 01223 494919
> > 
> > 
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> 
> Jason Stajich
> jason@chg.mc.duke.edu
> Center for Human Genetics
> Duke University Medical Center 
> http://www.chg.duke.edu/ 
> 
> 

James G.R. Gilbert
The Sanger Centre
Wellcome Trust Genome Campus
Hinxton
Cambridge                        Tel: 01223 494906
CB10 1SA                         Fax: 01223 494919