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To: Dmitry Khrustalev <dima@bog.msu.su>
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Subject: Re: perl5 modules version breakage in current 
In-Reply-To: Your message of " Thu, 22 Oct 1998 22:48:24 +0300." <Pine.GSO.4.05.9810222238230.9727-100000@sunny.bog.msu.su> 
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Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 08:10:51 +0200
From: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za>
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Dmitry Khrustalev wrote:
> 
> Some perl modules in the tree generate their version number like this:
> 
> $VERSION = (qw$Revision$)[1];
> or
> $VERSION = substr q$Revision$, 10;
> or
> $VERSION = sprintf("%d.%02d", q$Revision$ =~ /(\d+)\.(\d+)/);
> 
> since cvs changes $Revision$ this breaks CPAN, use Module VERSION, etc.

Drat. Ok - I'll look at it.

M
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