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Abigail
Date:
September 25, 2014 08:56
Subject:
Re: [perl #121392] use VERSION MODULE should not be consideredlegal
Message ID:
20140925085620.GA15111@almanda.fritz.box
On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 10:35:37PM -0400, Ricardo Signes wrote:
> * bulk88 via RT <perlbug-followup@perl.org> [2014-09-24T21:42:18]
> > On Tue Sep 23 18:36:36 2014, jkeenan wrote:
> > > 
> > > This ticket has not generated any discussion since it was file 6+
> > > months ago.  Comments?
> > 
> > I'd keep it since it is DWIM.
> 
> I'd see it removed for the opposite reason:  I don't think anyone who writes
> "use 2.0 Moose" means anything other than "I am confused or trying to confuse."
> 


But what do we gain if we start forbidding it now? No doubt there's
already code out there that does "use VERSION MODULE;", either on
purpose, because the author was confused, or someone made a mistake.

I'm with bulk88 on this one; since it's DWIM, my vote is to keep it.
(And then we may want to add a test, and document it).



Abigail
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