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NAME

Perl::Critic::Policy::Modules::RequirePerlVersion - Expect a use 5.6.0; or similar

AFFILIATION

This policy is part of Perl::Critic::More, a bleading edge supplement to Perl::Critic.

DESCRIPTION

As Perl evolves, new desirable features get added. The best ones seem to break backward compatibility, unfortunately. As a favor to downstream developers, it's good to state explicitly which Perl version will not be able to parse your code.

For example, the our keyword was first appeared in a stable Perl in version 5.6.0. Therefore, if your code employs our, then you should have a line like this near the very top of your file:

use 5.006;

or

use v5.6.0;

Additionally, it's good form to start that minimum version in your Makefile.PL or Build.PL file.

AUTHOR

Chris Dolan <cdolan@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2006 Chris Dolan

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. The full text of this license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.