Re: [DBD::Pg] Make Time::HiRes a prerequisite, as the async test uses it. Per bug 72584

Greg Sabino Mullane wrote:
>> Which reminds me: we have a dependency on version.pm? Whatever for?
> 
> So we can use versions such as '2.18.1'. You know, like other projects 
> do, such as Postgres, git, and Perl. Yeah, yeah, I know all about 
> the workarounds, shortcomings, and debates regarding versioning in 
> Perl. Discussion could make our Unicode thread look tame in 
> comparison. :) Using version.pm is an easy way out of the mess. I'm 
> open to arguments for not using it, but you better bring 
> strong ones.

What I do in my recent projects is not use version.pm but rather use the older 
fractional number versions that version.pm or Perl consider are equivalent to 
the versions you want.

So, for example, you can drop the version.pm dependency and declare your version 
as 2.018001 instead of what you said, and they would compare as being equal.

You mention "Perl itself" but for example the current production Perl version is 
5.014002.

This seems like the simplest best solution to me.

Stuff like version numbers isn't a strong enough reason to add a dependency to 
DBD::Pg, especially since version.pm has its own dependencies as I recall.  On 
the other hand, the worst of this has been resolved a few months ago, as the 
latest version.pm in CPAN no longer requires Module::Build.

-- Darren Duncan