Re: pgsql: Skip \password TAP test on old IPC::Run versions

Daniel Gustafsson <daniel@yesql.se> writes:
> On 8 Apr 2023, at 18:23, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>> Can't we write "use IPC::Run 0.98;" and let
>> some other code manage the version comparison?

> We can, but that AFAIK (Andrew might have a better answer) requires the below
> diff which I think leaves some readability to be desired:

> -   (eval { require IO::Pty; } && eval { $IPC::Run::VERSION >= '0.98' });
> +   (eval { require IO::Pty; } && !!eval { IPC::Run->VERSION('0.98'); 1 });

Maybe I'm missing something, but I was envisioning

    eval { require IO::Pty; use IPC::Run 0.98; }

with no need to do more than check if the eval traps an error.

            regards, tom lane