#!perl -w
package version;
-use 5.005_03;
+use 5.005_04;
use strict;
-require Exporter;
-require DynaLoader;
-use vars qw(@ISA $VERSION $CLASS @EXPORT);
+use vars qw(@ISA $VERSION $CLASS *qv);
-@ISA = qw(Exporter DynaLoader);
-
-@EXPORT = qw(qv);
-
-$VERSION = 0.37; # stop using CVS and switch to subversion
+$VERSION = "0.70";
$CLASS = 'version';
-local $^W; # shut up the 'redefined' warning for UNIVERSAL::VERSION
-bootstrap version if $] < 5.009;
-
# Preloaded methods go here.
+sub import {
+ my ($class) = @_;
+ my $callpkg = caller();
+ no strict 'refs';
+
+ *{$callpkg."::qv"} =
+ sub {return bless version::qv(shift), $class }
+ unless defined (&{"$callpkg\::qv"});
-1;
-__END__
-
-=head1 NAME
-
-version - Perl extension for Version Objects
-
-=head1 SYNOPSIS
-
- use version;
- $version = version->new("12.2.1"); # must be quoted for Perl < 5.8.1
- print $version; # 12.2.1
- print $version->numify; # 12.002001
- if ( $version gt "12.2" ) # true
-
- $alphaver = version->new("1.2_3"); # must be quoted!
- print $alphaver; # 1.2_3
- print $alphaver->is_alpha(); # true
-
- $ver = qv(1.2); # 1.2.0
- $ver = qv("1.2"); # 1.2.0
-
- $perlver = version->new(5.005_03); # must not be quoted!
- print $perlver; # 5.5.30
-
-=head1 DESCRIPTION
-
-Overloaded version objects for all versions of Perl. This module
-implements all of the features of version objects which will be part
-of Perl 5.10.0 except automatic version object creation.
-
-=head2 What IS a version
-
-For the purposes of this module, a version "number" is a sequence of
-positive integral values separated by decimal points and optionally a
-single underscore. This corresponds to what Perl itself uses for a
-version, as well as extending the "version as number" that is discussed
-in the various editions of the Camel book.
-
-There are actually two distinct ways to initialize versions:
-
-=over 4
-
-=item * Numeric Versions
-
-Any initial parameter which "looks like a number", see L<Numeric
-Versions>.
-
-=item * Quoted Versions
-
-Any initial parameter which contains more than one decimal point
-or contains an embedded underscore, see L<Quoted Versions>. The
-most recent development version of Perl (5.9.x) and the next major
-release (5.10.0) will automatically create version objects for bare
-numbers containing more than one decimal point in the appropriate
-context.
-
-=back
-
-Both of these methods will produce similar version objects, in that
-the default stringification will yield the version L<Normal Form> only
-if required:
-
- $v = version->new(1.002); # 1.002, but compares like 1.2.0
- $v = version->new(1.002003); # 1.2.3
- $v2 = version->new( "1.2.3"); # 1.2.3
- $v3 = version->new( 1.2.3); # 1.2.3 for Perl >= 5.8.1
-
-Please see L<"Quoting"> for more details on how Perl will parse various
-input values.
-
-Any value passed to the new() operator will be parsed only so far as it
-contains a numeric, decimal, or underscore character. So, for example:
-
- $v1 = version->new("99 and 94/100 percent pure"); # $v1 == 99.0
- $v2 = version->new("something"); # $v2 == "" and $v2->numify == 0
-
-However, see L<New Operator> for one case where non-numeric text is
-acceptable when initializing version objects.
-
-=head2 What about v-strings?
-
-Beginning with Perl 5.6.0, an alternate method to code arbitrary strings
-of bytes was introduced, called v-strings. They were intended to be an
-easy way to enter, for example, Unicode strings (which contain two bytes
-per character). Some programs have used them to encode printer control
-characters (e.g. CRLF). They were also intended to be used for $VERSION.
-Their use has been problematic from the start and they will be phased out
-beginning in Perl 5.10.0.
-
-There are two ways to enter v-strings: a bare number with two or more
-decimal places, or a bare number with one or more decimal places and a
-leading 'v' character (also bare). For example:
-
- $vs1 = 1.2.3; # encoded as \1\2\3
- $vs2 = v1.2; # encoded as \1\2
-
-The first of those two syntaxes is destined to be the default way to create
-a version object in 5.10.0, whereas the second will issue a mandatory
-deprecation warning beginning at the same time. In both cases, a v-string
-encoded version will always be stringified in the version L<Normal Form>.
-
-Consequently, the use of v-strings to initialize version objects with
-this module is only possible with Perl 5.8.1 or better (which contain special
-code to enable it). Their use is B<strongly> discouraged in all
-circumstances (especially the leading 'v' style), since the meaning will
-change depending on which Perl you are running. It is better to use
-L<"Quoted Versions"> to ensure the proper interpretation.
-
-=head2 Numeric Versions
-
-These correspond to historical versions of Perl itself prior to 5.6.0,
-as well as all other modules which follow the Camel rules for the
-$VERSION scalar. A numeric version is initialized with what looks like
-a floating point number. Leading zeros B<are> significant and trailing
-zeros are implied so that a minimum of three places is maintained
-between subversions. What this means is that any subversion (digits
-to the right of the decimal place) that contains less than three digits
-will have trailing zeros added to make up the difference, but only for
-purposes of comparison with other version objects. For example:
-
- $v = version->new( 1.2); # prints 1.2, compares as 1.200.0
- $v = version->new( 1.02); # prints 1.02, compares as 1.20.0
- $v = version->new( 1.002); # prints 1.002, compares as 1.2.0
- $v = version->new( 1.0023); # 1.2.300
- $v = version->new( 1.00203); # 1.2.30
- $v = version->new( 1.002_03); # 1.2.30 See "Quoting"
- $v = version->new( 1.002003); # 1.2.3
-
-All of the preceeding examples except the second to last are true
-whether or not the input value is quoted. The important feature is that
-the input value contains only a single decimal.
-
-IMPORTANT NOTE: If your numeric version contains more than 3 significant
-digits after the decimal place, it will be split on each multiple of 3, so
-1.0003 becomes 1.0.300, due to the need to remain compatible with Perl's
-own 5.005_03 == 5.5.30 interpretation.
-
-=head2 Quoted Versions
-
-These are the newest form of versions, and correspond to Perl's own
-version style beginning with 5.6.0. Starting with Perl 5.10.0,
-and most likely Perl 6, this is likely to be the preferred form. This
-method requires that the input parameter be quoted, although Perl's after
-5.9.0 can use bare numbers with multiple decimal places as a special form
-of quoting.
-
-Unlike L<Numeric Versions>, Quoted Versions may have more than
-a single decimal point, e.g. "5.6.1" (for all versions of Perl). If a
-Quoted Version has only one decimal place (and no embedded underscore),
-it is interpreted exactly like a L<Numeric Version>.
-
-So, for example:
-
- $v = version->new( "1.002"); # 1.2
- $v = version->new( "1.2.3"); # 1.2.3
- $v = version->new("1.0003"); # 1.0.300
-
-In addition to conventional versions, Quoted Versions can be
-used to create L<Alpha Versions>.
-
-In general, Quoted Versions permit the greatest amount of freedom
-to specify a version, whereas Numeric Versions enforce a certain
-uniformity. See also L<New Operator> for an additional method of
-initializing version objects.
-
-=head2 Object Methods
-
-Overloading has been used with version objects to provide a natural
-interface for their use. All mathematical operations are forbidden,
-since they don't make any sense for base version objects.
-
-=over 4
-
-=item * New Operator
-
-Like all OO interfaces, the new() operator is used to initialize
-version objects. One way to increment versions when programming is to
-use the CVS variable $Revision, which is automatically incremented by
-CVS every time the file is committed to the repository.
-
-In order to facilitate this feature, the following
-code can be employed:
-
- $VERSION = version->new(qw$Revision: 2.7 $);
-
-and the version object will be created as if the following code
-were used:
-
- $VERSION = version->new("v2.7");
-
-In other words, the version will be automatically parsed out of the
-string, and it will be quoted to preserve the meaning CVS normally
-carries for versions.
-
-=back
-
-=over 4
-
-=item * qv()
-
-An alternate way to create a new version object is through the exported
-qv() sub. This is not strictly like other q? operators (like qq, qw),
-in that the only delimiters supported are parentheses (or spaces). It is
-the best way to initialize a short version without triggering the floating
-point interpretation. For example:
-
- $v1 = qv(1.2); # 1.2.0
- $v2 = qv("1.2"); # also 1.2.0
-
-As you can see, either a bare number or a quoted string can be used, and
-either will yield the same version number.
-
-=back
-
-For the subsequent examples, the following two objects will be used:
-
- $ver = version->new("1.2.3"); # see "Quoting" below
- $alpha = version->new("1.2_3"); # see "Alpha versions" below
- $nver = version->new(1.2); # see "Numeric Versions" above
-
-=over 4
-
-=item * Normal Form
-
-For any version object which is initialized with multiple decimal
-places (either quoted or if possible v-string), or initialized using
-the L<qv()> operator, the stringified representation is returned in
-a normalized or reduced form (no extraneous zeros):
-
- print $ver->normal; # prints as 1.2.3
- print $ver->stringify; # ditto
- print $ver; # ditto
- print $nver->normal; # prints as 1.2.0
- print $nver->stringify; # prints as 1.2, see "Stringification"
-
-In order to preserve the meaning of the processed version, the
-normalized representation will always contain at least three sub terms.
-In other words, the following is guaranteed to always be true:
-
- my $newver = version->new($ver->stringify);
- if ($newver eq $ver ) # always true
- {...}
-
-=back
+}
-=over 4
-
-=item * Numification
-
-Although all mathematical operations on version objects are forbidden
-by default, it is possible to retrieve a number which roughly
-corresponds to the version object through the use of the $obj->numify
-method. For formatting purposes, when displaying a number which
-corresponds a version object, all sub versions are assumed to have
-three decimal places. So for example:
-
- print $ver->numify; # prints 1.002003
- print $nver->numify; # prints 1.2
-
-Unlike the stringification operator, there is never any need to append
-trailing zeros to preserve the correct version value.
-
-=back
-
-=over 4
-
-=item * Stringification
-
-In order to mirror as much as possible the existing behavior of ordinary
-$VERSION scalars, the stringification operation will display differently,
-depending on whether the version was initialized as a L<Numeric Version>
-or L<Quoted Version>.
-
-What this means in practice is that if the normal CPAN and Camel rules are
-followed ($VERSION is a floating point number with no more than 3 decimal
-places), the stringified output will be exactly the same as the numified
-output. There will be no visible difference, although the internal
-representation will be different, and the L<Comparison operators> will
-function using the internal coding.
-
-If a version object is initialized using a L<Quoted Version> form, or if
-the number of significant decimal places exceed three, then the stringified
-form will be the L<Normal Form>. The $obj->normal operation can always be
-used to produce the L<Normal Form>, even if the version was originally a
-L<Numeric Version>.
-
- print $ver->stringify; # prints 1.2.3
- print $nver->stringify; # prints 1.2
-
-=back
-
-=over 4
-
-=item * Comparison operators
-
-Both cmp and <=> operators perform the same comparison between terms
-(upgrading to a version object automatically). Perl automatically
-generates all of the other comparison operators based on those two.
-In addition to the obvious equalities listed below, appending a single
-trailing 0 term does not change the value of a version for comparison
-purposes. In other words "v1.2" and "1.2.0" will compare as identical.
-
-For example, the following relations hold:
-
- As Number As String Truth Value
- --------- ------------ -----------
- $ver > 1.0 $ver gt "1.0" true
- $ver < 2.5 $ver lt true
- $ver != 1.3 $ver ne "1.3" true
- $ver == 1.2 $ver eq "1.2" false
- $ver == 1.2.3 $ver eq "1.2.3" see discussion below
-
-It is probably best to chose either the numeric notation or the string
-notation and stick with it, to reduce confusion. Perl6 version objects
-B<may> only support numeric comparisons. See also L<"Quoting">.
-
-WARNING: Comparing version with unequal numbers of decimal places (whether
-explicitely or implicitely initialized), may yield unexpected results at
-first glance. For example, the following inequalities hold:
-
- version->new(0.96) > version->new(0.95); # 0.960.0 > 0.950.0
- version->new("0.96.1") < version->new(0.95); # 0.096.1 < 0.950.0
-
-For this reason, it is best to use either exclusively L<Numeric Versions> or
-L<Quoted Versions> with multiple decimal places.
-
-=back
-
-=over 4
-
-=item * Logical Operators
-
-If you need to test whether a version object
-has been initialized, you can simply test it directly:
-
- $vobj = version->new($something);
- if ( $vobj ) # true only if $something was non-blank
-
-You can also test whether a version object is an L<Alpha version>, for
-example to prevent the use of some feature not present in the main
-release:
-
- $vobj = version->new("1.2_3"); # MUST QUOTE
- ...later...
- if ( $vobj->is_alpha ) # True
-
-=back
-
-=head2 Quoting
-
-Because of the nature of the Perl parsing and tokenizing routines,
-certain initialization values B<must> be quoted in order to correctly
-parse as the intended version, and additionally, some initial values
-B<must not> be quoted to obtain the intended version.
-
-Except for L<Alpha versions>, any version initialized with something
-that looks like a number (a single decimal place) will be parsed in
-the same way whether or not the term is quoted. In order to be
-compatible with earlier Perl version styles, any use of versions of
-the form 5.006001 will be translated as 5.6.1. In other words, a
-version with a single decimal place will be parsed as implicitly
-having three places between subversions.
-
-The complicating factor is that in bare numbers (i.e. unquoted), the
-underscore is a legal numeric character and is automatically stripped
-by the Perl tokenizer before the version code is called. However, if
-a number containing a single decimal and an underscore is quoted, i.e.
-not bare, that is considered a L<Alpha Version> and the underscore is
-significant.
-
-If you use a mathematic formula that resolves to a floating point number,
-you are dependent on Perl's conversion routines to yield the version you
-expect. You are pretty safe by dividing by a power of 10, for example,
-but other operations are not likely to be what you intend. For example:
-
- $VERSION = version->new((qw$Revision: 1.4)[1]/10);
- print $VERSION; # yields 0.14
- $V2 = version->new(100/9); # Integer overflow in decimal number
- print $V2; # yields something like 11.111.111.100
-
-Perl 5.8.1 and beyond will be able to automatically quote v-strings
-(although a warning may be issued under 5.9.x and 5.10.0), but that
-is not possible in earlier versions of Perl. In other words:
-
- $version = version->new("v2.5.4"); # legal in all versions of Perl
- $newvers = version->new(v2.5.4); # legal only in Perl >= 5.8.1
-
-
-=head2 Types of Versions Objects
-
-There are two types of Version Objects:
-
-=over 4
-
-=item * Ordinary versions
-
-These are the versions that normal modules will use. Can contain as
-many subversions as required. In particular, those using RCS/CVS can
-use the following:
-
- $VERSION = version->new(qw$Revision: 2.7 $);
-
-and the current RCS Revision for that file will be inserted
-automatically. If the file has been moved to a branch, the Revision
-will have three or more elements; otherwise, it will have only two.
-This allows you to automatically increment your module version by
-using the Revision number from the primary file in a distribution, see
-L<ExtUtils::MakeMaker/"VERSION_FROM">.
-
-=item * Alpha versions
-
-For module authors using CPAN, the convention has been to note
-unstable releases with an underscore in the version string, see
-L<CPAN>. Alpha releases will test as being newer than the more recent
-stable release, and less than the next stable release. For example:
-
- $alphaver = version->new("12.3_1"); # must quote
-
-obeys the relationship
-
- 12.3 < $alphaver < 12.4
-
-As a matter of fact, if is also true that
-
- 12.3.0 < $alphaver < 12.3.1
-
-where the subversion is identical but the alpha release is less than
-the non-alpha release.
-
-=head2 Replacement UNIVERSAL::VERSION
-
-In addition to the version objects, this modules also replaces the core
-UNIVERSAL::VERSION function with one that uses version objects for its
-comparisons. The return from this operator is always the numified form,
-and the warning message generated includes both the numified and normal
-forms (for clarity).
-
-For example:
-
- package Foo;
- $VERSION = 1.2;
-
- package Bar;
- $VERSION = "1.3.5"; # works with all Perl's (since it is quoted)
-
- package main;
- use version;
-
- print $Foo::VERSION; # prints 1.2
-
- print $Bar::VERSION; # prints 1.003005
-
- eval "use CGI 10"; # some far future release
- print $@; # prints "CGI version 10 (10.0.0) required..."
-
-IMPORTANT NOTE: This may mean that code which searches for a specific
-string (to determine whether a given module is available) may need to be
-changed.
-
-=head1 EXPORT
-
-qv - quoted version initialization operator
-
-=head1 AUTHOR
-
-John Peacock E<lt>jpeacock@rowman.comE<gt>
-
-=head1 SEE ALSO
-
-L<perl>.
-
-=cut
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