My understanding was that we should always upload a dev release first! I thought I got that from Re: What do I use to release a module to CPAN for the first time? but rereading it, that's not where it came from...

Bod you're right, you didn't get it from the most excellent Re: What do I use to release a module to CPAN for the first time? by davido.

And you certainly didn't get it from my Writing Solid CPAN Modules ... because I'm a Dev release ignoramus :)

To remedy that I've just added some extra references to Writing Solid CPAN Modules:

• perlmodstyle (perldoc) - Perl module style guide (re making a dev release: if you want to release a 'beta' or 'alpha' version of a module but don't want CPAN.pm to list it as most recent use an '_' after the regular version number followed by at least 2 digits, e.g. 1.20_01)
• CPAN (perldoc) (FAQ 12) - How do I install a "DEVELOPER RELEASE" of a module? By default, CPAN will install the latest non-developer release of a module. If you want to install a dev release, you have to specify the partial path starting with the author id to the tarball you wish to install, like so: cpan> install KWILLIAMS/Module-Build-0.27_07.tar.gz
• Update (thanks hippo): CPAN::Meta::Spec (perldoc) - specification for CPAN distribution metadata (for release_status, if the version field contains an underscore character, then release_status must not be "stable")

Bod: note the leading zero in Ken's Module-Build-0.27_07.tar.gz ... I think you meant to use _01, _02, ... instead of _1, _2 in your Dev releases :)

More definitive references on CPAN Dev releases welcome.

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