Re: First feature patch for plperl - draft [PATCH]

On Dec 4, 2009, at 1:44 PM, Andrew Dunstan wrote:

>
> As is documented, all you have to do is have:
>
>   custom_variable_classes = 'plperl'
>   plperl.use_strict = 'true'
>
> in your config. You only need to put the documented BEGIN block in  
> your function body if you want to do use strict mode on a case by  
> case basis.
>
> We can't allow an unrestricted "use strict;" in plperl functions  
> because it invokes an operation (require) that Safe.pm rightly  
> regards as unsafe.
>

Yeah, saw that in the manual in the plperl functions & arguments page  
(at the bottom).
I think my confusion came up because I'd read the trust/untrusted  
thing which removes the ability to use use/require.

Maybe a blurb or moving that chunk of doc to the trusted/untrusted  
page might make that tidbit easier to find?

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