On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 8:37 AM, Zefram <zef...@fysh.org> wrote:
> David Golden wrote:
>>The problem -- the real, core problem -- is that perl *has* to be able
>>to compare them.
>>
>> # Foo.pm
>> package Foo;
>> use version; our version = qv("v1.7.0");
>> 1;
>>
>> # main.pl
>> use Foo 1.06; # dies --> 1.06 is 1.60.0
>
> Why shouldn't this situation be an error, and die because "1.06" can't
> be compared with "v1.7.0"?
Did you actually go try that in Perl 5.10? No? Here's what you'll get:
$ perl main.pl
Foo version 1.06 required--this is only version v1.7.0 at main.pl line 1.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at main.pl line 1.
It's not a question of *should* or *shouldn't*. It's what perl 5.10.0
does *already* right now.
If you're proposing to change that in 5.10.X or blead, then you should
be having that discussion on p5p, not here.
Nor do I really want to have version comparision logic that is
different for <5.10.0, 5.10.0 and >5.10.0. One change in logic is
enough for me, thank you. It's not the greatest, but it's done now,
so I just want to make the best of the situation.
-- David
