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in reply to Re^4: 'base' versus @ISA, why?
in thread 'base' versus @ISA, why?

Hmm, none of my classes have $VERSION declarations, and base has never given me any trouble about it.

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Re^6: 'base' versus @ISA, why?
by adrianh (Chancellor) on Jul 24, 2007 at 11:53 UTC
    Hmm, none of my classes have $VERSION declarations, and base has never given me any trouble about it.

    Me neither.

    The current (5.8.8) use base requires the file (and ignores any not-found exceptions) if there isn't already a $VERSION for the package containing a scalar. So I guess if you have something that sets $VERSION in another package you will get problems - but that seems am odd edge case to me.