>>>>> On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 18:21:13 -0500, John Peacock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:

  > Andreas J. Koenig wrote:
 >> > which will avoid the test that is freaking out.  This could be applied to 
 >> > the
 >> > M::B core (as $] and $^V will produce equivalent version objects), but I
 >> > wouldn't recommend it just to support a now-expired bleadperl...
 >> 
 >> Is there a price to pay?

  > I said that $^V and $] would produce *equivalent* version objects, but that
  > isn't the same thing as saying they are the same.  $^V is an extended 
version
  > object, i.e. v5.9.3,  which compares identically to $], which is a floating
  > point version, i.e. 5.009003.  If you use $] everywhere, you lose the 
formatting
  > as an extended version gives you...

Ah thanks, I understood it the second time around:)

-- 
andreas

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