[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 185514] New: test262/Runner.pm: isolate runner's dependency on 5.8.8

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=185514

            Bug ID: 185514
           Summary: test262/Runner.pm: isolate runner's dependency on
                    5.8.8
           Product: WebKit
           Version: WebKit Nightly Build
          Hardware: Unspecified
                OS: Unspecified
            Status: NEW
          Keywords: InRadar
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: JavaScriptCore
          Assignee: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
          Reporter: valerie at bocoup.com
                CC: commit-queue at webkit.org, ews at webkit.org,
                    leonardo.balter at gmail.com, msaboff at apple.com,
                    valerie at bocoup.com,
                    webkit-bug-importer at group.apple.com,
                    webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org

test262/Runner.pm has an unusual dependency on 5.8.8 -- but it currently calls out to a WebKit perl module webkitdirs.pm which has post-5.8.8 functionality.

We explored making the external script compliant with perl 5.8.8 (in this bug: https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=185316) but concluded it is unreasonable to expect WebKit developers to keep other perl modules 5.8.8 compatible going forward.

Current plan is to make a 5.8.8 compliant copy of webkitdirs.pm in webkit/Tools/Scripts/test262/ and add tests to make sure the functionality is in sync with `webkit-build-directory`.

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