[perl #93852] [PATCH] Report a better error when trying to use negative version numbers instead of 'Invalid version format (non-numeric data)' as it currently does

On Thu Jun 30 13:26:01 2011, claes wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> saw a 0.00 release uploaded today and out of curiosity tried using a
>    negative $VERSION in a module and then C<use Module VERSION> and it
>    reported a 'Invalid version format (non-numeric data)' which is
>    slightly confusing. Attached patch checks if it begings with a dash
>    and then reports a better error. Also updated docs that version is
>    expected to be a positive number.

Thank you. Applied as f39335f98.

• [perl #93852] [PATCH] Report a better error when trying to use negative version numbers instead of 'Invalid version format (non-numeric data)' as it currently does by Father Chrysostomos via RT
• Re: [perl #93852] [PATCH] Report a better error when trying to usenegative version numbers instead of 'Invalid version format (non-numericdata)' as it currently does by John Peacock
• Re: [perl #93852] [PATCH] Report a better error when trying to use negative version numbers instead of 'Invalid version format (non-numeric data)' as it currently does by Claes Jakobsson
• Re: [perl #93852] [PATCH] Report a better error when trying to usenegative version numbers instead of 'Invalid version format (non-numericdata)' as it currently does by John Peacock
• Re: [perl #93852] [PATCH] Report a better error when trying to use negative version numbers instead of 'Invalid version format (non-numeric data)' as it currently does by Claes Jakobsson
• [perl #93852] [PATCH] Report a better error when trying to use negative version numbers instead of 'Invalid version format (non-numeric data)' as it currently does by Father Chrysostomos via RT