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Document recipe for testing compatibility with old Perl.

Craig Ringer, reviewed by Kyotaro HORIGUCHI and Michael Paquier.

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`@@ -64,3 +64,21 @@ For available PostgreSQL-specific test methods and some example tests read the`
`64`	`64`	`perldoc for the test modules, e.g.:`
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`66`	`66`	`perldoc src/test/perl/PostgresNode.pm`
	`67`	`+`
	`68`	`+Required Perl`
	`69`	`+-------------`
	`70`	`+`
	`71`	`+Tests must run on perl 5.8.0 and newer. perlbrew is a good way to obtain such`
	`72`	`+a Perl; see http://perlbrew.pl .`
	`73`	`+`
	`74`	`+Just install and`
	`75`	`+`
	`76`	`+ perlbrew --force install 5.8.0`
	`77`	`+ perlbrew use 5.8.0`
	`78`	`+ perlbrew install-cpanm`
	`79`	`+ cpanm install IPC::Run`
	`80`	`+`
	`81`	`+then re-run configure to ensure the correct Perl is used when running`
	`82`	`+tests. To verify that the right Perl was found:`
	`83`	`+`
	`84`	`+ grep ^PERL= config.log`

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