-# The list found is store twice for each entry: the original name, and
-# the binary broken down version as pack "sss", so sorting is easy and
-# unambiguous. This will work for all versions that have a maximum of
-# three digit groups, separate by '.'s or '_'s. Names are extended with
-# ".0.0" to ensure at least three elements for the pack.
-# -- H.Merijn Brand (m)'06 23-10-2006
-
-# Can't have leading @ because metaconfig interprets it as a command!
-;@inc_version_list=();
+# The list found is stored twice for each entry: the original name, and
+# the binary broken down version into pack "s>s>s>", so sorting is easy
+# and unambiguous. This will work for all versions that have a maximum
+# of three digit per group separate by '.'s or '_'s. Names are extended
+# with ".0.0" to ensure at least three elements for the pack.
+# -- H.Merijn Brand (m)'06 23-10-2006
+
+my @inc_version_list;
+my @candidates;