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@@ -629,11 +629,18 @@ See the prereq argument to the test_* functions in the "Test harness
library" section above and the "test_have_prereq" function for how to
use these, and "test_set_prereq" for how to define your own.
- - PERL & PYTHON
+ - PYTHON
- Git wasn't compiled with NO_PERL=YesPlease or
- NO_PYTHON=YesPlease. Wrap any tests that need Perl or Python in
- these.
+ Git wasn't compiled with NO_PYTHON=YesPlease. Wrap any tests that
+ need Python with this.
+
+ - PERL
+
+ Git wasn't compiled with NO_PERL=YesPlease.
+
+ Even without the PERL prerequisite, tests can assume there is a
+ usable perl interpreter at $PERL_PATH, though it need not be
+ particularly modern.
- POSIXPERM