Re: [Module-build-general] use only The::Finest => 1.23;

[Ken W. <ke...@ma...>]

On Wednesday, February 19, 2003, at 01:44  PM, Brian Ingerson wrote:

> On 19/02/03 11:00 -0600, Ken Williams wrote:
>>
>> On Wednesday, February 19, 2003, at 12:46  AM, Brian Ingerson wrote:
>>
>>>           # Only use MyModule if version is between 0.30 and 0.50
>>>           # but not 0.36; or if version is >= to 0.55.
>>>           use only MyModule => '0.30-0.50 !0.36 0.55-', qw(:all);
>>
>> I'm not sure I understand when the parts are and-ed together and when
>> they're or-ed together.  The above seems to mean
>>
>>           (0.30-0.50 and !0.36) or 0.55-
>>
>> or maybe actually
>>
>>           (0.30-0.50 or 0.55-) and !0.36
>
> Aren't those the same? For what version would they have a different
> effect?

For those numbers they're the same, but for different numbers they're 
not:

     (0.30-0.60 and !0.55) or 0.50-

isn't the same as

     (0.30-0.60 or 0.50-) and !0.55

because version 0.55 fulfills the first spec, but not the second.


> I guess I need a more formal phrasing. Ideas?
>

I think both of us could benefit from listening to someone who's done 
this kind of thing before, too.

  -Ken