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On Sep 4, 2011, at 9:18 PM, David Golden wrote: >> I think if I had noticed this thread before I would have argued with David Golden about this point. It seems to me that a version object is far more useful in general than whatever crap happened to be put into $VERSION -- and the latter can be fetched directly, anyway. > > Version objects are far more useful to others who consume $VERSION, > but module authors may reasonable expect $VERSION not to be modified > from outside their own code. That was the crux of my argument and > I'll stick with it, annoyances as you cite to the contrary. It seems to me that if you want the original $VERSION, you fetch $Foo::VERSION. Foo->VERSION can meanwhile return a VERSION object. Used to be you could get one or the other, but now you get the same thing from both sources. I find that annoying and, frankly, less useful. Best, DavidThread Previous | Thread Next