--- On Tue, 28 Jun 2011, David Cantrell wrote:
Do folks have thoughts on whether it's better for CPAN modules to use
2- or 3-part version numbers?
I switched recently to using "vI.J.K" version numbering with my modules
v1.2.3 isn't a number.
Nor is 1.2.3.
Therefore they are wrong.
Glad to get that straightened out.
It would be nice to have a clear and consistent message out there,
as I violated your *never* exhortation (changing types for my modules),
and went to some trouble doing so.
-John
However, because Wrongness was once thought to be Rightness, they are
supported, and using them is fine, *provided that* you are consistent
and *never* mix different types of "number" for a distribution. Once a
distribution uses proper numbers, it should *never* be changed to use
Wrongness, and if it already uses Wrongness it should *never* be changed
to use proper numbers.
(for values of "never" that are accurate enough for a brief email, I
really can't be arsed with explaining when it's OK to mix and match and
when it's not).
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David Cantrell | Official London Perl Mongers Bad Influence
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