Re: Finding Module Versions - How Would You Do It?

in reply to Finding Module Versions - How Would You Do It?

Use V, I use it more than once each day.

$ perl -MV=Module::Info
Module::Info
        /pro/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.14.1/Module/Info.pm: 0.33
        /pro/lib/perl5/5.14.1/Module/Info.pm: 0.32
$ perl -MV=DBI,DBD::CSV,Text::CSV_XS,SQL::Statement
DBI
        /pro/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.14.1/x86_64-linux-ld/DBI.pm: 1.623
DBD::CSV
        /pro/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.14.1/DBD/CSV.pm: 0.38
        /pro/lib/perl5/5.14.1/DBD/CSV.pm: 0.33
Text::CSV_XS
        /pro/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.14.1/x86_64-linux-ld/Text/CSV_XS.pm
+: 0.95
SQL::Statement
        /pro/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.14.1/SQL/Statement.pm: 1.402
        /pro/lib/perl5/5.14.1/SQL/Statement.pm: 1.33
$
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As you can see, it can also be used to trace left-behind cruft from updates that could optionally be removed.

You can also use it in scripts and make slick tables the way you like

Enjoy, Have FUN! H.Merijn

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