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Re: [rt.cpan.org #70622] Versions Disappear

From:
Eric Brine
Date:
September 7, 2011 11:16
Subject:
Re: [rt.cpan.org #70622] Versions Disappear
Message ID:
CALJW-qHRjqcPk5O+LGv+fS1AUhroY=hU_BhgZDqtY4-QWoPyjA@mail.gmail.com
On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 5:03 PM, David Golden <xdaveg@gmail.com> wrote:

> > How about some other interface to return a validated version object?
>
> C<< version->parse( Foo->VERSION ) >>
>
> :-)
>

Didn't discussion about this change start because this was insufficient?

(So complicated that we couldn't figure out what to do and just let each
user figure it out as they get bitten by the corner and not-so-corner
cases.)



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