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From:
Father Chrysostomos
Date:
December 8, 2014 20:43
Subject:
Re: *-couragement of $^V
Message ID:
20141208204351.20120.qmail@lists-nntp.develooper.com
Ricardo Signes wrote:
> I suggest that given the general confusion around v-strings and version
> objects, as well as the fact that $^V has changed its behavior in the past, it
> is not actually better than $]. Since $] always works, and always works the
> same way, we should encourage its use rather than $^V's. We can accomplish
> that by discouraging the use of $^V, in favor of $], in the docs.
>
> Yes?
Well, *I* would say yes, but I thought this was a controversial topic.
In some past versions $] had problems with floating point inaccuracy, but I
believe that has been fixed. (Ask Zefram for specifics.)
(BTW, I always use $].)
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