From: Peter Rabbitson <ribasushi@cpan.org>
Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2010 18:18:36 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: Clarify minimum perl 5.10.0 requirement for hash magic
X-Git-Tag: v0.45~11
X-Git-Url: http://git.vpit.fr/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=4fb41bab55f1d514f1421f8fc4aae9da00f559ec;p=perl%2Fmodules%2FVariable-Magic.git

Clarify minimum perl 5.10.0 requirement for hash magic
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diff --git a/lib/Variable/Magic.pm b/lib/Variable/Magic.pm
index c10a805..4753904 100644
--- a/lib/Variable/Magic.pm
+++ b/lib/Variable/Magic.pm
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ It is available on your perl iff C<MGf_LOCAL> is true.
 
 =back
 
-The following actions only apply to hashes and are available iff C<VMG_UVAR> is true.
+The following actions only apply to hashes and are available iff L</VMG_UVAR> is true.
 They are referred to as C<uvar> magics.
 
 =over 4
@@ -381,6 +381,8 @@ Evaluates to true iff the 'local' magic is available.
 =head2 C<VMG_UVAR>
 
 When this constant is true, you can use the C<fetch,store,exists,delete> callbacks on hashes.
+Initial VMG_UVAR capability was introduced in perl 5.9.5, with a fully functional implementation
+shipped with perl 5.10.0.
 
 =head2 C<VMG_COMPAT_ARRAY_PUSH_NOLEN>
 
@@ -600,6 +602,8 @@ The only way to address this would be to return a reference.
 
 If you define a wizard with a C<free> callback and cast it on itself, this destructor won't be called because the wizard will be destroyed first.
 
+In order to define magic on hash members, you need at least L<perl> 5.10.0 (see L</VMG_UVAR>)
+
 =head1 DEPENDENCIES
 
 L<perl> 5.8.