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kcott
<p>
Also be aware that the list of core modules can vary between versions.
I've never personally encountered a problem with this;
however, if it is an issue for you, you can specify a range of valid versions with
[http://perldoc.perl.org/functions/use.html|use] and [http://perldoc.perl.org/functions/no.html|no].
</p>
<p>
Version too old:
</p>
<code>
$ perl -v | head -2 | tail -1
This is perl 5, version 18, subversion 0 (v5.18.0) built for darwin-thread-multi-2level
$ perl -e 'use 5.020; no 5.024'
Perl v5.20.0 required--this is only v5.18.0, stopped at -e line 1.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at -e line 1.
$
</code>
<p>
Version too new:
</p>
<code>
$ perl -v | head -2 | tail -1
This is perl 5, version 24, subversion 0 (v5.24.0) built for darwin-thread-multi-2level
$ perl -e 'use 5.020; no 5.024'
Perls since v5.24.0 too modern--this is v5.24.0, stopped at -e line 1.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at -e line 1.
$
</code>
<p>
Version just right (Goldilocks zone):
</p>
<code>
$ perl -v | head -2 | tail -1
This is perl 5, version 22, subversion 0 (v5.22.0) built for darwin-thread-multi-2level
$ perl -e 'use 5.020; no 5.024'
$
</code>
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