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in thread Seeking Perl docs about how UTF8 flag propagates

As has been said in this thread (and elsewhere): To reproduce, use 5.012; or newer, or more explicitly: use feature 'unicode_strings';

I have the habit to always specify a minimum version I run in my programs, including demos for PerlMonks. I admit that it didn't occur to me that without a version declaration (or with a declaration of 5.010 or older) Perl behaves differently.

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Re^9: Seeking Perl docs about how UTF8 flag propagates (update: unicode_rules )
by LanX (Saint) on May 22, 2023 at 16:13 UTC
    well you were the one who started "nitpicking"! :)

    edit

    I'm wondering why it got such a confusing name

    from the docs

    • The 'unicode_strings' feature

      use feature 'unicode_strings' tells the compiler to use Unicode rules in all string operations executed within its scope

    calling it "unicode_rules" would make more sense to me.

    Cheers Rolf
    (addicted to the 𐍀𐌴𐍂𐌻 Programming Language :)
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