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



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.

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