From d61aa6ae655a37d757b68d20ad18a4683c280c14 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Noah Misch Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2016 00:16:55 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Document recipe for testing compatibility with old Perl. Craig Ringer, reviewed by Kyotaro HORIGUCHI and Michael Paquier. --- src/test/perl/README | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) diff --git a/src/test/perl/README b/src/test/perl/README index cfb45a1547..f28e3ce469 100644 --- a/src/test/perl/README +++ b/src/test/perl/README @@ -64,3 +64,21 @@ For available PostgreSQL-specific test methods and some example tests read the perldoc for the test modules, e.g.: perldoc src/test/perl/PostgresNode.pm + +Required Perl +------------- + +Tests must run on perl 5.8.0 and newer. perlbrew is a good way to obtain such +a Perl; see http://perlbrew.pl . + +Just install and + + perlbrew --force install 5.8.0 + perlbrew use 5.8.0 + perlbrew install-cpanm + cpanm install IPC::Run + +then re-run configure to ensure the correct Perl is used when running +tests. To verify that the right Perl was found: + + grep ^PERL= config.log -- 2.40.0