In my Bar.pm, I have use version 0.77 (); our $VERSION = version->declare('v0.0.1'); According to the version.pm docs, this is now recommended. 

.../Local-Foo-Bar> perl Build.PL
Checking whether your kit is complete...
Looks good

Checking prerequisites...
Looks good

Creating new 'Build' script for 'Local-Foo-Bar' version 'v0.0.1'
.../Local-Foo-Bar> ./Build dist
Deleting META.yml
Creating META.yml
Creating Local-Foo-Bar-v0.0.1
Creating Local-Foo-Bar-v0.0.1.tar.gz
Deleting Local-Foo-Bar-v0.0.1

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As you can see, building a distro adds a v to the version number in the distro name. Leaving it away in the declare method does not help.

I hate this v for aesthetic reasons. It also does not play well with other version comparison tools at the perimeter or outside the CPAN ecology. I suspect I'm not the only one who encountered that problem.

My questions: Has anyone asked packagers who package CPAN distros for e.g. Linux distros about this seemingly gratuitous change/new recommended practice? How do I get rid of the v in the distro name?

In reply to v in distro name by Anonymous Monk

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