[Module::Build] version.pm and version number comparison problem

[Ron S. <ro...@sa...>]

Hi Folks

Just wondering:

I'm using version V 0.53 and Module::Build V 0.2611.

When I try to install SQL::Translator (for example) I get:

Checking whether your kit is complete...
Looks good
 * Version v1.0.0 of Text::RecordParser is installed, but we prefer to have 0.02
ERRORS/WARNINGS FOUND IN PREREQUISITES.  You may wish to install the versions
 of the modules indicated above before proceeding with this installation.

The Build.PL for SQL::Translator says:

    recommends        => {
        'GD'                      => 0,
        'GraphViz'                => 0,
        'IO::File'                => 0,
        'IO::Scalar'              => 0,
        'Spreadsheet::ParseExcel' => 0.2602,
        'Text::ParseWords'        => 0,
        'Text::RecordParser'      => 0.02,
        'XML::Writer'             => 0.500,
        'XML::XPath'              => 1.13,
        'YAML'                    => 0.39,
    },

and Text::RecordParser reports itself as being v1.0.0 (yes, with the goddam 'v',
as if we needed it :-().

So, I see where the components of the error message (v1.0.0 and 0.02) come from.

My question is: Should this faulty comparison be something which is/can be
handled properly by version.pm, meaning V 1.0.0 really is reported as being >
V 0.02, or is this something we have to live with?
--
Ron Savage
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http://savage.net.au/index.html