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Perl::Critic::Policy::ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitVersionStrings(3pm) User Contributed Perl Documentation Perl::Critic::Policy::ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitVersionStrings(3pm)

NAME

Perl::Critic::Policy::ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitVersionStrings - Don't use strings like "v1.4" or "1.4.5" when including other modules.

AFFILIATION

This Policy is part of the core Perl::Critic distribution.

DESCRIPTION

Whenever you "use" or "require" a module, you can specify a minimum version requirement. To ensure compatibility with older Perls, this version number should be expressed as a floating-point number. Do not use v-strings or three-part numbers. The Perl convention for expressing version numbers as floats is: version + (patch level / 1000).

    use Foo v1.2    qw(foo bar);  # not ok
    use Foo 1.2.03  qw(foo bar);  # not ok
    use Foo 1.00203 qw(foo bar);  # ok

CONFIGURATION

This Policy is not configurable except for the standard options.

AUTHOR

Jeffrey Ryan Thalhammer <jeff@imaginative-software.com>

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2005-2011 Imaginative Software Systems. All rights reserved.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. The full text of this license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.

2023-10-27 perl v5.36.0