Wouldn't It Be Great® if it were possible to have multiple versions of a library installed? That would make things so much more convenient for CPAN contributors. Currently there's no sensible way to deprecate a component or change up a module's API.

How about if Perl6 modules were to be installed in directories corresponding to their major version number? So that version 2.15 of Foo::Bar, which might currently reside here:

/usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.5/Foo/Bar.pm

... would be located here instead:

/usr/local/lib/perl6/6.0.0/2/Foo/Bar.pm

?

Extra added bonus: that would give us a place to put Perl6 modules on CPAN, since there isn't anything in 0::, 1::, etc.

UPDATE:Versioning IS great already in Perl6. (Thanktalus, Tanktalus.)
"In heaven, everything is fine..."

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Marvin Humphrey
Rectangular Research ― http://www.rectangular.com

In reply to CPAN, Perl6, and module versioning by creamygoodness

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