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Mail::SPF 2.003 with Perl 5.6 compatibility (was: libspf2 sample programs)
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I think this belongs on the spf-devel list, so please follow-up there
instead of on spf-discuss.

Dan Mitton wrote:
> I've tried to go to Mail::SPF version 2.002 (which I believe is current)
> but when I do a 'make test', I get the following. I'm running on
> SunSolaris 2.8, Perl 5.6.1 --
>
> bash-2.03# cd ../Mail-SPF-2.002/
> bash-2.03# make test
> /usr/local/bin/perl Build --makefile_env_macros 1 test
> t/00.00-class-misc............Using /usr/local/opt/Mail-SPF-2.002/blib
> t/00.00-class-misc............ok
> t/00.01-class-util............Using /usr/local/opt/Mail-SPF-2.002/blib
>
> # Failed test 'use Mail::SPF::Util;'
> t/00.01-class-util............NOK 1/16# at t/00.01-class-util.t line 14.
> # Tried to use 'Mail::SPF::Util'.
> # Error: Constant name 'HASH(0x30404c)' has invalid characters at /usr/local/opt/Mail-SPF-2.002/blib/lib/Mail/SPF/Util.pm line 230
> # BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at t/00.01-class-util.t line 14.
> # Compilation failed in require at (eval 3) line 2.
> [...]

Like Scott wrote, that seems to be the same problem as rt.cpan.org bug
#24130[1].

There was one other Perl 5.6 incompatibility, as I was able to find out
after having spent several hours setting up a Debian Woody chroot with Perl
5.6 and getting all the Mail::SPF build dependencies installed in the
required versions:

> t/00.99-class-misc............Using /usr/local/opt/Mail-SPF-2.002/blib
> Unrecognized escape \p in character class passed through [...]
> [...]

I managed to work around this Perl 5.6 oddity by saying "use utf8" in
several of Mail::SPF's modules. (I said it was odd, didn't I?)

I have released Mail::SPF 2.003, which should be fully compatible with Perl
5.6 as had been promised by earlier releases. I have uploaded it to CPAN,
however it may take a few more hours before it appears there for download.
Until then, you can get it here:

http://files.mehnle.net/software/mail-spf-perl/

Please let us know how it works out!

BTW, I guess the fact that no one noticed Mail::SPF's Perl 5.6 incom-
patibility up to now means that few people are still using Perl 5.6.
Upgrading to Perl 5.8 is recommendable for many reasons.

References:
1. http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=24130

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Re: [spf-discuss] Mail::SPF 2.003 with Perl 5.6 compatibility (was: libspf2 sample programs) [ In reply to ]
Mail::SPF v2.003 works great with Perl 5.6.1 !!!

Thanks!!



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I think this belongs on the spf-devel list, so please follow-up there
instead of on spf-discuss.

Dan Mitton wrote:
> I've tried to go to Mail::SPF version 2.002 (which I believe is current)
> but when I do a 'make test', I get the following. I'm running on
> SunSolaris 2.8, Perl 5.6.1 --
>
> bash-2.03# cd ../Mail-SPF-2.002/
> bash-2.03# make test
> /usr/local/bin/perl Build --makefile_env_macros 1 test
> t/00.00-class-misc............Using /usr/local/opt/Mail-SPF-2.002/blib
> t/00.00-class-misc............ok
> t/00.01-class-util............Using /usr/local/opt/Mail-SPF-2.002/blib
>
> # Failed test 'use Mail::SPF::Util;'
> t/00.01-class-util............NOK 1/16# at t/00.01-class-util.t line
14.
> # Tried to use 'Mail::SPF::Util'.
> # Error: Constant name 'HASH(0x30404c)' has invalid characters at
/usr/local/opt/Mail-SPF-2.002/blib/lib/Mail/SPF/Util.pm line 230
> # BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at t/00.01-class-util.t line 14.
> # Compilation failed in require at (eval 3) line 2.
> [...]

Like Scott wrote, that seems to be the same problem as rt.cpan.org bug
#24130[1].

There was one other Perl 5.6 incompatibility, as I was able to find out
after having spent several hours setting up a Debian Woody chroot with
Perl
5.6 and getting all the Mail::SPF build dependencies installed in the
required versions:

> t/00.99-class-misc............Using /usr/local/opt/Mail-SPF-2.002/blib
> Unrecognized escape \p in character class passed through [...]
> [...]

I managed to work around this Perl 5.6 oddity by saying "use utf8" in
several of Mail::SPF's modules. (I said it was odd, didn't I?)

I have released Mail::SPF 2.003, which should be fully compatible with
Perl
5.6 as had been promised by earlier releases. I have uploaded it to CPAN,
however it may take a few more hours before it appears there for download.
Until then, you can get it here:

http://files.mehnle.net/software/mail-spf-perl/

Please let us know how it works out!

BTW, I guess the fact that no one noticed Mail::SPF's Perl 5.6 incom-
patibility up to now means that few people are still using Perl 5.6.
Upgrading to Perl 5.8 is recommendable for many reasons.

References:
1. http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=24130

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