Perl::Critic::Policy::Modules::PerlMinimumVersion - Enforce backward compatible code.
This policy is part of Perl::Critic::More, a bleeding edge supplement to Perl::Critic.
As Perl evolves, new desirable features get added. The best ones seem to break backward compatibility, unfortunately. This policy allows you to specify a mandatory compatibility version for your code.
For example, if you add the following to your .perlcriticrc file:
[Modules::PerlMinimumVersion] version = 5.005
then any code that employs our will fail this policy, for example. By default, this policy enforces the current Perl version, which is a pretty weak statement.
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This policy relies on Perl::MinimumVersion to do the heavy lifting. If that module is not installed, then this policy always passes.
Chris Dolan <cdolan@cpan.org>
Copyright (c) 2006-2008 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.
To install Perl::Critic::More, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm Perl::Critic::More
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install Perl::Critic::More
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.