Jeffrey J. Kosowsky wrote:
> 
>  > >  > i have written a really small util for mom's (ubuntu) PC, that print 
> a 
>  > >  > small notice abount the backuppc working state.
>  > >  > 
>  > >  > Could something like that become part of the official distribution 
> package?
>  > >  > 
>  > >  > #!/usr/bin/python
>  > >  > 
>  > > 
>  > > There's your problem. Craig will allow any garbage to be included in
>  > > BackupPC just so long as it is written in Perl ;)
>  > 
>  > Perl does have the advantage of almost never having language syntax 
> changes that 
>  > break existing programs.  Unlike python.  The only one I can even think of 
> was 
>  > the change to interpolate @ in double-quoted strings in perl5.
>  > 
> 
> Well, there have been others -- in fact, if you recall last year I
> reported a bug that broke BackupPC for perl 5.8.10+.
> 
> It had to do with the fact that:
>       return sort(compareLOGName @files);
> needed to be changed to:
>       return sort(compareLOGName( @files));
> 
> Now perhaps the initial syntax was "illegal" to begin with and
> strictly speaking the change had to do with a violation of 'strict
> subs' but my point is just that perl isn't perfect either - though
> perhaps a lot better than others...

OK, I'll rephrase and say that perl rarely "intentionally" breaks your 
existing programs - unlike python, whose author seems to think that's a 
good thing.

-- 
   Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com


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