Re: [Module::Build] Buglet: Creative use of $VERSION confuses M::B

[John P. <jpe...@ro...>]

Johan Vromans wrote:
> The following sequence of statements (copied from Config::IniFiles
> 2.38) confuses the version number detection:
> 
>     package Config::IniFiles;
>     $Config::IniFiles::VERSION = (qw($Revision: 2.38 $))[1];
>     require 5.004;
>     use strict;
>     # Eliminate annoying warnings
>     if ($^W) {
>         $Config::IniFiles::VERSION = $Config::IniFiles::VERSION;
>     }
> 
> This causes the following message:
> 
>     Package 'Config::IniFiles' already declared with version '2.38'
>     ignoring new version ''.

If that second section was reformatted to:

     if ($^W) {
         $Config::IniFiles::VERSION =
		$Config::IniFiles::VERSION;
     }

it wouldn't match the regex and hence not issue the warning.  You should 
let the author know...

John

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