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authorGurusamy Sarathy <gsar@cpan.org>1999-07-26 05:12:24 +0000
committerGurusamy Sarathy <gsar@cpan.org>1999-07-26 05:12:24 +0000
commita6d7165678aed89f828954d0fcb2e714844ad7d6 (patch)
tree80ae7cc1149278634c955c1f15c9bae2d6e8306d /lib/bigrat.pl
parent4802d5d799ab971f97d7df94b7f1637c213350a8 (diff)
downloadperl-a6d7165678aed89f828954d0fcb2e714844ad7d6.tar.gz
add disclaimer about perl 4 libraries (modified version of
patch suggested by Clinton Pierce <cpierce1@ford.com>) p4raw-id: //depot/perl@3759
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package bigrat;
require "bigint.pl";
-
+#
+# This library is no longer being maintained, and is included for backward
+# compatibility with Perl 4 programs which may require it.
+#
+# In particular, this should not be used as an example of modern Perl
+# programming techniques.
+#
# Arbitrary size rational math package
#
# by Mark Biggar