Explain to your boss that Perl allows for compression of version numbers and that you have to multiply the given version number by a module-specific scale factor to normalize it to the 1.0 scale (s)he's looking for.

I would say to educate your boss that (in general) "1.0" versions of modules are indicated by the first (D) letter of their DSLIP keys being R, M, or S in the CPAN Module List. The first letter is:<bl>

  • i - Idea, listed to gain consensus or as a placeholder
  • c - under construction but pre-alpha (not yet released)
  • a/b - Alpha/Beta testing
  • R - Released
  • M - Mature (no rigorous definition)
  • S - Standard, supplied with Perl</bl>

    However, the author of this particular module was apparently too lazy to list it in the Module List. Or maybe he doesn't feel it's ready yet. So you need to ask the author what the proper scale factor for his version number is.

    In reply to Re: Modules and version numbers. by bikeNomad
    in thread Modules and version numbers. by toadi

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