On Sat, 22 Jul 2006 08:59:13 -0400, John Peacock wrote:

Hi John

> The problem is one of communication and insufficient testing, not
> architectural. I didn't think to test on a machine that didn't have
> *either* M::B or version.pm installed (which is the only case where
> there is any problem). Additionally, I was busy with real life and

OK. Many thanx for the clarification.

I started a new job last Monday, and none of the machines have either version or
M::B, so I was holding off installation, being distressed by the confusion, and
not wanting to land in hot water.

> What you are both unaware of is that the XS code is the reference
> implementation, and is exactly the same code as appears in Perl
> v5.10.0 and has been basically stable for  8 months (some minor
> edge cases notwithstanding). The pure Perl implementation is newer,
> but no less stable.

OK.

> distribution.  He may reevaluate that now; I am fully prepared to
> maintain a parallel code inside M::B (since the code is already
> modular enough to support that).

OK. So what steps do you suggest I take, exactly (in my situation only)?

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Cheers
Ron Savage, [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 23/07/2006
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