version 0.76 ================================== Full version object support, with patch for bug in Perl 5.10.0 core version support. YOU SHOULD INSTALL THIS RELEASE WHEN USING VERSION OBJECTS IN PERL 5.10.0. There was a bug caused by objects serialized by YAML that will cause Perl 5.10.0 to segfault. As long as some module calls 'use version', then the replacement code will take effect and Perl will not crash. Major Changes in 0.76 - 2008-07-08 =================================== Fix segfault with core version stringification of serialized version objects without an 'original' entry. See http://rt.perl.org/rt3/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=56606 for more details. I cannot make this 100% automatic; some module has to call 'use version;' for the fixed code to take effect. Major Changes in 0.7501 - 2008-06-14 ===================================== Installs correctly on Perl v5.10.0 (only the version.pm and version.pod) with both Makefile.PL and Build.PL. Unify version.pm with core copy for future Perl releases. Resolves: http://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=36598 Please read the POD documentation for usage/details. See the CHANGES file for full details of all changes to the module behavior. INSTALLATION To install this module type the following: $ perl Build.PL $ ./Build $ ./Build test # ./Build install This release includes an optional pure Perl implementation (in case you don't have a C-compiler or if some reason you want your code to be much slower). You can test it by calling the build script as $ perl Build.PL --perl_only and it will install the Perl only version. OR To install with ExtUtils::MakeMaker: $ perl Makefile.PL $ make $ make test # make install and correspondingly $ perl Makefile.PL --perl_only will install the Perl only version. DEPENDENCIES The same C compiler used to build Perl (or not). Module::Build 0.2611 or better. Module::Build installs fine under 5.005_03 or better, though the optional dependency Archive::Tar doesn't. If you install Module::Build without any of the optional dependencies, you can safely install version.pm. COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE This module can be distributed under the same terms as Perl. Copyright (C) 2004-2008 John Peacock