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Description of problem:
According to documentation [1], numify() method should remove trailing zeroes.
However if I try the command from example, trailing zeroes are there.
[1] http://search.cpan.org/~jpeacock/version-0.9918/lib/version.pod
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
perl-5.16.3-292.el7.x86_64
perl-version-0.99.07-3.el7.x86_64
version module both:
-0.9907
-0.9918
How reproducible:
Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. perl -e 'print version->declare('v1.2')->numify;'
2.
3.
Actual results:
1.002000
Expected results:
1.002
Additional info:
The RHEL-7's documentation, as of perl-version-0.99.07-2.el7.x86_64, is:
numify()
Returns a value representing the object in a pure decimal form without
trailing zeroes.
version->declare('v1.2')->numify; # 1.002
version->parse('1.2')->numify; # 1.2
That was discussed in <https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=64635> with the resolution that the documentation is wrong:
The documentation is in error. The "numify" operator has returned trailing
zeros (in multiples of 3) since March 2006 and the POD never got updated.
The latest upstream, 0.9918, has different documentation:
numify()
Returns a value representing the object in a pure decimal form without
trailing zeroes.
version->declare('v1.2')->numify; # 1.002
version->parse('1.2')->numify; # 1.200
It fixed the second example, but it still wrongly states "without trailing zeroes".
Now to the behavior:
RHEL-7 pacakges perl-version-0.99.07-2.el7.x86_64 and perl-version-0.99.07-3.el7.x86_64 as well as latest upstream 0.9918 behaves like this:
$ perl -Mversion -e 'print version->parse('v1.2')->numify, qq{$a\n}'
1.002000
I agree this was an unintended changed and I will work with upstream to correct it.
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.
For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.
If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2020:0998