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Everything you wanted to know about Module Version Numbers and Checking

by John M. Dlugosz (Monsignor)
on Aug 06, 2001 at 04:22 UTC ( #102368=perltutorial: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??

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  1. or download this
    # use VersionTest qw/1.2.3 foo bar/;
# the above is no longer Kosher

use VersionTest v1.2.3 qw/foo bar/;
# do it this way (no comma).
  2. or download this
    use VersionTest '1.2.3' qw/foo bar/; #string

my $needed= v2.3.4;
use VersionTest $needed qw/foo bar/; #not a literal
  3. or download this
    use VersionTest qw/1.2.3 foo bar/;

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