Understanding the Gentoo Perl Versioning Scheme
By
RGBCube
An everything bagel for the brain. Substantive, layered, well-seasoned.
Summary
The article discusses the Gentoo Perl Versioning Scheme and the differences in version numbering between Gentoo and upstream Perl versions. It explains the problem with version sorting in Perl and how it differs from the common perception.
Key quotes
· 2 pulledA common observation/confusion people have is that the versions used on Perl related things in Gentoo don't directly correspond to upstream versions.
Because these versions are all trea
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