[Bioperl-l] which version is installed

[Hilmar Lapp]

I think what jason was also referring to is who do you tell which version you are running if all you have is an installed bioperl. Would configuring the makefile help here? -hilmar

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Allen Day [mailto:allenday@ucla.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 9:35 PM
> To: Jason Stajich
> Cc: Bioperl
> Subject: Re: [Bioperl-l] which version is installed
> 
> 
> You can set the value of VERSION in WriteMakefile(), or set 
> VERSION_FROM 
> to the filename where the version can be found.  This is all 
> documented in 
> ExtUtils::MakeMaker.
> 
> I think it makes sense to set the release version in 
> Makefile.PL, and to 
> let individual modules have their own versions.
> 
> -Allen
> 
> 
> On Tue, 10 Dec 2002, Jason Stajich wrote:
> 
> > This is a common question:
> > 
> > > it (I do not know what Version of bioperl it is. Is
> > > there a way to find out the bioperl version easily?).
> > 
> > At one point we were tagging the Bio::Seq module with the 
> correct version.
> > Another option is to globally apply a VERSION tag through 
> CVS magic in
> > either all the $Id$ or through some finagling and actually setting a
> > $VERSION variable in all modules and have the value set through cvs
> > tagging magic.
> > 
> > What is the best and most CPAN friendly way this should be done?
> > 
> > -jason
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