Re: [FWP] Elegant ways to pick up the RCS revision

[merlyn@stonehenge.com (Randal L. Schwartz)]

>>>>> "Bernie" == Bernie Cosell <bernie@fantasyfarm.com> writes:

Bernie> I thought I saw [maybe on c.l.p.misc] a fairly cute/clever way to pick up 
Bernie> the RCS revision number...   I can't remember what it was, so I thought 
Bernie> I'd ask here.  what I use [as is typical for my code] is dull and 
Bernie> straightforward:

Bernie> my $version = (split(/ /, '$Revision: $'))[1] ;

Bernie> but surely there must be more fun/obscure ways to get that effect..:o)

$VERSION = (qw$Revision: 1.34 $ )[-1];

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