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Re: Bug#531395: ITP: libhash-util-fieldhash-compat-perl -- Under older perls this module provides a drop in compatible api to Hash::Util::FieldHash using perltie. When Hash::Util::FieldHash is available it will use that instead.



-=| franck, Mon, Jun 01, 2009 at 11:27:08AM +0200 |=-
> Package: wnpp
> Severity: wishlist
> Owner: franck cuny <franck@lumberjaph.net>
> 
> 
> * Package name    : libhash-util-fieldhash-compat-perl
> 
> Under older perls this module provides a drop in compatible api to
> Hash::Util::FieldHash using perltie. When Hash::Util::FieldHash is
> available it will use that instead.
> 
> This way code requiring field hashes can benefit from fast, robust field
> hashes on Perl 5.10 and newer, but still run on older perls that don't
> ship with that module.

Perls earler than 5.10 aren't available in debian stable. Is this 
package destined to oldstable backport? I don't think Debian proper is 
the right path for this.

Or, did I misunderstood the description?

-- 
dam

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