rjbs/Sub-Exporter

Sub::Exporter no longer installs on perl 5.10 because of Data::OptList

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damil commented

The latest version of Data::OptList requires perl 5.12, so the minimal version for Sub::Exporter should also declare 5.12 ... or find an alternative implementation for older perls.

damil commented

(forgot to say : Data::Domain depends on Sub::Exporter, so I'm forced to also put 5.12 as minimal version .. this is a bit unfortunate)

damil commented

Moose also depends on Sub::Exporter and therefore can no longer install on 5.10

The install toolchain itself has declared that v5.20 is an okay minimum starting in July, and v5.16 now. Perl v5.12.0 is over thirteen years old now. I am pretty freely letting myself rely on perls at least that recent, and v5.20 is probably likely in future releases.

I will make the v5.12 requirement in Sub-Exporter explicit in the next release.