Update Perl to version 5.10.x [PSARC/2009/315 FastTrack timeout 06/02/2009]

[Rich Burridge]

James Carlson wrote:
> Rich Burridge writes:
>   
>>         Perl 5.10.x is binary-incompatible with 5.8.x, so it will be 
>> necessary
>>         to declare 5.8.x EOF in OpenSolaris, and remove it in a later 
>> version.
>>         A separate case will be submitted for this.
>>     
>
> Is the EOF announcement for 5.8.x part of this case (with only the
> removal being a future case), or are both parts for a later case?
> (I'd argue that the former is both simple and likely makes more sense
> here; if it's the latter, then please explain the status of 5.10.x
> alongside 5.8.x.)
>   

It's the former. Would you like me to adjust "proposal.txt"
accordingly, or does this mail log suffice?

>>         Unlike previous releases, 5.10.x will not integrate in to O/N, but
>>         will instead move to SFW.
>>     
>
> I'll be glad to see it go (eventually) for the improvement in build
> time, but wasn't it delivered via ON because of some private interface
> dependencies?  What's become of those for 5.10.x?  (Or were they never
> really an issue?)
>   

I'll let John answer this one.