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

[Rich Bowen <rbowen@rcbowen.com>]

Bernie Cosell wrote:
> 
> I thought I saw [maybe on c.l.p.misc] a fairly cute/clever way to pick up
> the RCS revision number...   I can't remember what it was, so I thought
> I'd ask here.  what I use [as is typical for my code] is dull and
> straightforward:
> 
> my $version = (split(/ /, '$Revision: $'))[1] ;
> 
> but surely there must be more fun/obscure ways to get that effect..:o)

I've always just done

my $version = (qw($Revision: 1.23 $))[1];

I suppose it's not particularly obscure, but a little shorter.

-- 
Rich Bowen <rbowen@rcbowen.com>
Author: Apache Server Unleashed - http://www.apacheunleashed.com/

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