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John Peacock wrote: > Loading version.pm in any release of Perl prior to 5.10.0 changes one > and only one global behavior, and it is one that MUST be changed in > order for version objects to function. This isn't a high level argument > about purity of code or what can or cannot be changed by aftermarket > CPAN modules. This is cold hard fact. How about skipping the override on 5.10+? On the other hand, I would not consider it unreasonable for UNIVERSAL::VERSION to make an exception for v-strings, for compatibil- ity with 5.10-14.Thread Previous | Thread Next