NAME
Perl::Critic::Compatibility - Policies for Perl::Critic concerned with compatibility with various versions of Perl.
AFFILIATION
This module has no functionality, but instead contains documentation for this distribution and acts as a means of pulling other modules into a bundle. All of the Policy modules contained herein will have an "AFFILIATION" section announcing their participation in this grouping.
VERSION
This document describes Perl::Critic::Compatibility version 1.001.
SYNOPSIS
Some Perl::Critic policies that will help you keep your code compatible with other versions of Perl, regardless of the version that you're developing with. This includes both backward and forward compatibility.
DESCRIPTION
The included policies are:
- Perl::Critic::Policy::Compatibility::ProhibitColonsInBarewordHashKeys
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Perls after 5.8 don't support having colons in unquoted hash keys. [Severity: 5]
- Perl::Critic::Policy::Compatibility::ProhibitThreeArgumentOpen
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Perls prior to 5.6 didn't support three argument open. [Severity: 5]
INTERFACE
None. This is nothing but documentation.
DIAGNOSTICS
None. This is nothing but documentation.
CONFIGURATION AND ENVIRONMENT
All policies included are in the "compatibility" theme. See the Perl::Critic documentation for how to make use of this.
DEPENDENCIES
INCOMPATIBILITIES
None reported.
BUGS AND LIMITATIONS
No bugs have been reported.
Please report any bugs or feature requests to bug-perl-critic-compatibility@rt.cpan.org, or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Adam Kennedy for inspiring this. Nay, demanding it.
AUTHOR
Elliot Shank <perl@galumph.com>
LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c)2008, Elliot Shank <perl@galumph.com>. All rights reserved.
This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. See perlartistic.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
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