[Bioperl-l] No version numbers on bioperl pms.

[Jason Stajich]

We're aware.

We've implemented a new system
Bio::Root::Version
which will now make the overall version number of package available.

This is only for current CVS bioperl-live so will be in bioperl 1.4

-jason
On Wed, 30 Jul 2003, philip wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I assume that you are aware that your BioPerl pms are not versioned.
>
> This seems unusual to me, however I am no perl head.
>
> BUT, it can cause problems (which took me a LONG time to understand, see
> previous comment about my lack of perl cool points) when I was trying to
> set up GMOD. What was happening that when Lincolns Makefile.PL was
> demanding such and such version of GFF etc, makemaker was going off, and
> looking for such and such version number, was getting nothing, and
> saying that I didnt have GFF at all. The newest makemaker does not do
> this, it gives out about not understanding the version number or something.
>
> But, I don't know, I have looked at some other ordinary pms and they all
> seem to have VERSION numbers. So, I just thought that I would post this
>   up here.
>
> All the best,
> Philip.
>
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Jason Stajich
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