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+T-PROT AND SUPPORT FOR GETOPT::LONG
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+Most distributions (it seems to me) are quite eager to abandon Getopt::Mixed,
+having Getopt::Long in the official Perl package, which does everything the
+former module did. Getopt::Mixed is unmaintained and marked deprecated by
+its author, so why keep it?
+
+The answer is simple: because it's much faster (GNU time(1) tells me 28%
+faster for running my complete t-prot release test suite consisting of
+real-life emails) than anything I could get out of Getopt::Long. Plus,
+from my point of view, there are no problems having a package installed
+that is well-tested and just works fine (you don't need updates and more
+new shiny features if the software just does what you want it to do).
+
+So we have the choice between easy maintainance and better performance.
+
+
+For the time being, I made my choice and keep sticking to Getopt::Mixed as
+long as it works as-is with current stable perl versions. That does not mean
+I don't see the merits of a well-maintained standard module, which is already
+available on any perl system out there. Thus, a patch is provided to allow
+easy migration to Getopt::Long for anyone who likes this better. I hope
+this solution is fine for everyone.
+