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

From:
David E. Wheeler
Date:
September 8, 2011 09:03
Subject:
Re: [rt.cpan.org #70622] Versions Disappear
Message ID:
134F6050-465F-40D2-9CD6-2F49D256AE36@kineticode.com
On Sep 8, 2011, at 7:27 AM, Jesse Luehrs wrote:

>> I would support having "package NAME VERSION" automatically upgrade
>> VERSION to a version object.  I think right now it just puts it as a
>> string in $NAME::VERSION.  That syntax already requires a valid
>> version string -- not "3.0crap" or anything like that.
> 
> $ perl -E'package Foo 1.23; say ref($VERSION)'
> version

+1

Okay then!

Best,

David




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