1Perl::Critic::Policy::MUosdeurleCPsoe:nr:tlRr:ei:qbCuuritiretediVceP:re:srPiloolnDiVocacyru:(m:3eM)notdautlieosn::RequireVersionVar(3)
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NAME

6       Perl::Critic::Policy::Modules::RequireVersionVar
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DESCRIPTION

9       Every Perl file (modules, libraries, and programs) should have a $VER‐
10       SION variable.  The $VERSION allows clients to insist on a particular
11       revision of your file like this:
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13         use SomeModule 2.4;  #Only loads version 2.4
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15       This Policy scans your file for any package variable named $VERSION.
16       I'm assuming that you are using "strict", so you'll have to declare it
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20         $MyPackage::VERSION = 1.051;
21         use vars qw($VERSION);
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23       A common practice is to use the "$Revision: 1323 $" keyword to automat‐
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26         our ($VERSION) = '$Revision: 1323 $' =~ m{ \$Revision: \s+ (\S+) }x;
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NOTES

29       Conway recommends using the "version" pragma instead of raw numbers or
30       'v-strings.'  However, this Policy only insists that the $VERSION be
31       defined somehow.  I may try to extend this in the future.
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AUTHOR

34       Jeffrey Ryan Thalhammer <thaljef@cpan.org>
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37       Copyright (c) 2005-2007 Jeffrey Ryan Thalhammer.  All rights reserved.
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39       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
40       under the same terms as Perl itself.  The full text of this license can
41       be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.
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