Re: Requiring a Perl version
[email protected] (Michael G Schwern)
| Newsgroups | perl.makemaker |
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| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
Alberto Simões wrote:
> I would like to ask for some advice: in a module, to require some Perl
> version, should I do that on the Makefile.PL/Build.PL or just add the
> use keyword with the Perl version on the .pm file? Or both?
>
> In case I should do that on Makefile.PL, what is the correct way? Again
> a 'use' keyword in the Makefile.PL, or is there any other keyword to use
> withing MakeMaker configuration hash?
Just "use 5.008" or whatever in a Makefile.PL.
For Build.PL you make perl a requirement like a module. Also doesn't hurt to
throw in the use line.
PS The CPAN testers software should currently detect a test failing because
of an "our" and turn the result into a N/A.
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