in reply to Re^2: Why eval $version?
in thread Why eval $version?

The problem is that $Foo::VERSION is still 1.01_01, the underscore included.
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Re^4: Why eval $version?
by hippo (Archbishop) on Jul 09, 2020 at 16:10 UTC

    Yes, the underscore is still there. Why is that a problem?

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      Often, users will take the version from Module->VERSION or $Module::VERSION and compare it to a number. This will issue a warning: 

      package Module;
our $VERSION = "1.1_2";
my $new = Module->VERSION > 1.1;

      Also, for modules that want to work properly on perls older than 5.10, leaving an underscore in the $VERSION will result in a use call throwing a warning.

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[d/l]
      > Yes, the underscore is still there. Why is that a problem?

      because a dev version will show on CPAN as a new release?

      update

      I dunno

      Cheers Rolf
      (addicted to the Perl Programming Language :)
      Wikisyntax for the Monastery

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