On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 11:26:38PM -0700, John A. Kunze wrote:
> How hideous would it be if I switched back to uniform 2-part version
> numbering across my modules using the "nuclear option", ie, entirely
> deleting from CPAN my few (I believe lightly used) module versions
> that for less than a year have borne 3-part version numbers?
>
> Would this plan qualify as an exception to the "never" clause below?
Just deleting the old stuff wouldn't help. The problem comes with
comparing your new version numbers with the version numbers of stuff
that people already have installed on their machines.
However, you can guarantee that everything will Just Work if you
increase the first part of the version string when changing from three
(or more) part "numbers" to actual numbers.
W.X.Y.Z is guaranteed to be less than W+1.anything.
--
David Cantrell | Nth greatest programmer in the world
It's my experience that neither users nor customers can articulate
what it is they want, nor can they evaluate it when they see it
-- Alan Cooper
